(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:44:21

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.

[Obs.]

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

© Webster 1913.

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