apple-shaped en · ADJ
Meanings
- Having the shape of an apple, or in cross section, like the cross section of an apple, or somewhat suggestive of it; especially with regard to top-heavy apple varieties rather than thoroughly round ones.
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Having the shape of an apple, or in cross section, like the cross section of an apple, or somewhat suggestive of it; especially with regard to top-heavy apple varieties rather than thoroughly round ones. ▸ Having android fat distribution, not gynoid fat distribution.
Even at BMIs above 30, where obesity begins, men and women whose waist-to-hip ratio identified them as more pear-shaped were less likely to die -- of any cause and of cardiovascular causes -- than those with similar BMIs who were apple-shaped.
2015 September 11, Melissa Healy, “Pear-shaped vs. apple trumps body mass index as a measure of risk”, in Los Angeles Times, archived from the original on 11 Nov 2015:apple-shaped obesity
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more apple-shaped | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most apple-shaped | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Coordinates
pear-shaped · pear-shaped · egg-shaped · ball-shaped · ball-shaped · gynoid · egg-shaped · ball-like · ball-like
Synonyms
Translations (3)
bg ябълкови́ден (having the shape of an apple) · pl jabłkowaty (having the shape of an apple) · fi omenanmuotoinen (having the shape of an apple)