skinfold
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- noun
- /ˈskɪnfoʊld/
- Specialized
:
pliegue cutáneo
- The personal trainer used a skinfold measurement to assess the client's body fat percentage.
- skinfold measurement
- skinfold thickness
- skinfold calipers
Examples
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The percentage of body fat was estimated using a two-site (calf and triceps) skinfold technique (Winnick & Short, 1999).
Academic text (2010) -
The cutoff point for boys was a combined skinfold measurement of 29 mm (25% body fat) or less.
Academic text (1994) -
The second tested the ability of children to learn the skinfold measurement techniques themselves.
Academic text (1993) -
An almost identical result was obtained from the calf skinfold measures.
Academic text (1993) -
There was no statistical difference between the triceps skinfold measurements taken by the students and those taken by the expert.
Academic text (1993) -
The sum of skinfolds was used to calculate the density of the body using formulas.
Academic text (2012) -
Measurements of height, weight, and skinfold thickness were obtained to characterize selected physical features of the sample.
Academic text (2009) -
Children who possessed skinfold measurements greater than the cutoff points were classified as obese.
Academic text (1994) -
The cutoff for girls was a combined skinfold measurement of 39 mm (32% body fat) or less.
Academic text (1994) -
Fatness was determined as the combined total of subscapular and triceps skinfold measurements.
Academic text (1994)
How Large
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word skinfold is made from the common words skin and fold, and it literally means a 'fold of skin'. Doctors often measure a skinfold to estimate body fat, so the name tells you exactly what it is.