Human body shape is a complex phenomenon with sophisticated detail and function. The general shape or figure of a person is defined mainly by the molding...

Female body shape or female figure is the cumulative product of a woman's bone structure along with the distribution of muscle and fat on the body. Female...

A Body Shape Index (ABSI) or simply body shape index (BSI) is a metric for assessing the health implications of a given human body height, mass and waist...

Body roundness index (BRI) is a calculated geometric index used to quantify an aspect of a person's individual body shape. Based on the principle of body...

years of age. The Surface-based Body Shape Index (SBSI) is far more rigorous and is based upon four key measurements: the body surface area (BSA), vertical...

to leave the stomach shaped more like a tube, or a sleeve, with a banana shape. The procedure is performed laparoscopically and is not reversible. It has...

(also known as shapewear or shaping underwear) is an undergarment designed to impermanently alter the wearer's body shape, to achieve what some view as...

were not seen until the Renaissance era, when the body and size began to take a guitar-like shape. The earliest string instruments related to the guitar...

abdominal cavity. Height, weight, shape and other body proportions vary individually and with age and sex. Body shape is influenced by the distribution...

A bodystocking or body stocking is a one-piece skin-tight garment that covers the torso, legs and sometimes the arms of the wearer. It is a foundation...

female body shapes described by the fashion industry; the other shapes are the rectangle, inverted triangle, and spoon (or pear). The hourglass shape is defined...

Body shape refers to the many physical attributes of the human body that make up its appearance, including size and countenance. Body shape has come to...

The distance from finger tips to finger tips Body shape – General shape of a human body Female body shape – Cumulative product of the human female skeletal...

In physics, specifically classical mechanics, the three-body problem is to take the initial positions and velocities (or momenta) of three point masses...

shape, composition, and functioning of the pubertal body, is the development of secondary sex characteristics, the "filling in" of the child's body;...

marketing, and social media play a large role in manicuring the "perfect" body shape, size, and look. The billions of dollars spent to sell products become...

Mayo Clinic in an effort to better take into account different body shapes. BVI measures body fat distribution and calculates the BVI number, based on these...

Human body weight is a person's mass or weight. Strictly speaking, body weight is the measurement of mass without items located on the person. Practically...

height-shaming, shaming of hairiness (or lack thereof), of hair color, body shape, one's muscularity (or lack thereof), shaming of penis size or breast...

shapes, and weights—all of which are shaped by prevalent social and cultural ideals. Body image can be negative ("body negativity"), positive ("body positivity")...

body fat percentage of an organism is the total mass of its fat divided by its total body mass, multiplied by 100; body fat includes essential body fat...

Bodybuilders prepare for competitions by exercising and eliminating non-essential body fat. This is enhanced at the final stage by a combination of carbohydrate...

modeling studies showing that the facial shape variables that reflect aspects of physiological health, including body fat and blood pressure, also influence...

body weight: total body weight is lean plus fat. In equations: LBM = BW − BF Lean body mass equals body weight minus body fat LBM + BF = BW Lean body...

temperature alone (see figure at right), not by the body's shape or composition. An ideal black body in thermal equilibrium has two main properties: It...

pillows are designed to support the body when lying down or sitting. There are also pillows that consider human body shape for increased comfort during sleep...

Watch that tracks body fat, muscles, lean mass, water levels, etc. The Body Volume Index (BVI) is a technique used for measuring body shape. Initially, BVI...

function of Mach number M a {\displaystyle \mathrm {Ma} } . For certain body shapes, the drag coefficient c d {\displaystyle c_{\mathrm {d} }} only depends...

shapes have metaphorical names, i.e., their names are metaphors: these shapes are named after a most common object that has it. For example, "U-shape"...

Medicine concluded that Chinese beauty culture prioritizes an oval face shape, pointed, narrow chin, plump lips, well defined Cupid's bows, and obtuse...