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skinfold

skinfold noun: a double layer of skin and the underlying adipose tissue obtained by pinching the skin at an appropriate site; the thickness (measured using calipers) gives an estimation of body fat.

Noun

skinfold (plural skinfolds)

  1. A double layer of skin and the underlying adipose tissue obtained by pinching the skin at an appropriate site; the thickness (measured using calipers) gives an estimation of body fat.

Forms of skinfold

pluralskinfolds

Origin of skinfold

From skin + fold.

Questions about skinfold

What does skinfold mean?
Skinfold means a double layer of skin and the underlying adipose tissue obtained by pinching the skin at an appropriate site; the thickness (measured using calipers) gives an estimation of body fat.
What part of speech is skinfold?
Skinfold is a noun.
What is the plural of skinfold?
The plural of skinfold is skinfolds.

Words near skinfold in the dictionary

  1. skinflints
  2. skinfluencer
  3. skinfluencers
  4. skinflute
  5. skinflutes
  6. skinfold
  7. skinfolds
  8. skinfolk
  9. skinfood
  10. skinfoods
  11. skinful

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