so·mat·ic (s -m t  k)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or affecting the body, especially as distinguished from a body part, the mind, or the environment; corporeal or physical. See Synonyms at bodily.
2. Of or relating to the wall of the body cavity, especially as distinguished from the head, limbs, or viscera.
3. Of or relating to the portion of the vertebrate nervous system that regulates voluntary movement.
4. Of or relating to a somatic cell or the somatoplasm.
[French somatique, from Greek s
matikos, from sma, smat-, body; see soma1.]
so·mat
i·cal·ly adv. |
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In the classroom, Gretchen, Lucie and Hayden show their book smarts; on the ice, they show their somatic smarts.
In the classroom, Gretchen, Lucie and Hayden show their book smarts; on the ice, they show their somatic smarts.
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