skinfold

Etymology

From skin + fold.

skinfold means A double layer of skin and the underlying adipose tissue obtained by pinching the skin at an appropriate site; the thickness (measured using calipers) gives an estimation of body fat. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.

noun

A double layer of skin and the underlying adipose tissue obtained by pinching the skin at an appropriate site; the thickness (measured using calipers) gives an estimation of body fat.