Female body shape
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| - | '''Female body shape''', i.e. the body shape of a [[woman]], has a bearing on a wide range of human activities, and there are and have been widely different [[Semiotics of Ideal Beauty|body ideal]]s of it in different cultures over history. The female figure is usually narrower at the [[waist]] than at the [[chest]] and [[Hip (anatomy)|hips]], and usually has one of four basic shapes — [[banana]], [[pear]], [[apple]] or [[hourglass]]. The chest, waist and hips are called inflection points, and the ratios of their [[circumference]]s define these basic shapes. Body shape depends on skeletal structure and the distribution of fat in the body. | + | '''Female body shape''', i.e. the body shape of a [[woman]], has a bearing on a wide range of human activities, and there are and have been widely different [[Semiotics of Ideal Beauty|body ideal]]s of it in different cultures over history. The female figure is usually narrower at the [[waist]] than at the [[chest]] and [[Hip (anatomy)|hips]], and usually has one of four basic shapes — [[banana]], [[pear]], [[apple]] or [[hourglass figure|hourglass]]. The chest, waist and hips are called inflection points, and the ratios of their [[circumference]]s define these basic shapes. Body shape depends on skeletal structure and the distribution of fat in the body. |
| Some of these body shapes normally occur only in women, although some [[endocrine system|endocrine]] conditions or deliberate use of female hormones, such as by [[transsexualism|transsexuals]], can produce them in male bodies. As with most physical traits, there is a wide range of normal female body shapes. | Some of these body shapes normally occur only in women, although some [[endocrine system|endocrine]] conditions or deliberate use of female hormones, such as by [[transsexualism|transsexuals]], can produce them in male bodies. As with most physical traits, there is a wide range of normal female body shapes. | ||
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Female body shape, i.e. the body shape of a woman, has a bearing on a wide range of human activities, and there are and have been widely different body ideals of it in different cultures over history. The female figure is usually narrower at the waist than at the chest and hips, and usually has one of four basic shapes — banana, pear, apple or hourglass. The chest, waist and hips are called inflection points, and the ratios of their circumferences define these basic shapes. Body shape depends on skeletal structure and the distribution of fat in the body.
Some of these body shapes normally occur only in women, although some endocrine conditions or deliberate use of female hormones, such as by transsexuals, can produce them in male bodies. As with most physical traits, there is a wide range of normal female body shapes.
