Dictionary entry

Corpulence

Webster's Dictionary 1913

{ Cor″pu‐lence (k?r″p?–lens), Cor″pu‐len‐cy (k?r″p?–len–s?), } n. [L. corpulentia: cf. F. corpulence.]

1. Excessive fatness; fleshiness; obesity.

2. Thickness; density; compactness.

The heaviness and corpulency of water requiring a great force to divide it.

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