apple-shaped

adj — 2 senses

apple-shaped

adj
1

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.

2

Having android fat distribution, not gynoid fat distribution.

  • apple-shaped obesity
  • 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:

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.