bottom-heavy
Lower mass concentrated
Bottom-heavy describes something with more weight, mass, or bulk concentrated in its lower portion than its upper: The vase is bottom-heavy, so it won't tip easily.
The term extends to organizations or systems with disproportionate resources at lower levels: a bottom-heavy bureaucracy with too many junior staff.
Opposite of top-heavy.
Lacking equilibrium or stability
- weightedMade intentionally heavier
- asymmetricalNot equal on both sides
- disproportionateNot properly scaled
- lopsidedUnequally balanced
squat · tapered · pyramid · trapezoid · stability · layout · composition · grounded
Bulging below, narrow above
- curvyHaving smooth bends
- voluptuousSensually full-bodied
- full-figuredHaving a curvy, larger build
- hourglassGravity-powered sand timer
proportioned · silhouette · gluteal · cellulite · distribution · adipose · endomorph · saddlebags
Positioned very low
- stableSecure and unchanging
- ballastShip stability material
- counterweightBalancing mass in machinery
- equilibriumState of balance
tippy · roly-poly · pendulum · torque · fulcrum · inertia · self-righting · keel
Organized by rank
- bureaucraticExcessively procedural
- bloatedSwelled from excess
- overstaffedHaving surplus employees
- rank-and-fileOrdinary organization members
frontline · workforce · payroll · restructuring · downsizing · flat · lean · administrative
unbalanced
Lacking equilibrium or stability
- weightedMade intentionally heavier
- asymmetricalNot equal on both sides
- disproportionateNot properly scaled
lopsided · squat · tapered · pyramid · trapezoid · stability · layout · composition · grounded · anchored
pear-shaped
Bulging below, narrow above
- curvyHaving smooth bends
- voluptuousSensually full-bodied
- full-figuredHaving a curvy, larger build
hourglass · proportioned · silhouette · gluteal · cellulite · distribution · adipose · endomorph · saddlebags · shapewear
low-slung
Positioned very low
- stableSecure and unchanging
- ballastShip stability material
- counterweightBalancing mass in machinery
equilibrium · tippy · roly-poly · pendulum · torque · fulcrum · inertia · self-righting · keel · draft
hierarchical
Organized by rank
- bureaucraticExcessively procedural
- bloatedSwelled from excess
- overstaffedHaving surplus employees
rank-and-file · frontline · workforce · payroll · restructuring · downsizing · flat · lean · administrative · headcount
- body typesectomorph, endomorph, mesomorph, somatotype, athletic build
- imbalanceimbalance, disequilibrium, disproportion, asymmetry, lopsidedness
- mechanicsforce, turning, rotation, momentum, velocity
- stabilitystable, steady, firmness, unstable, equilibrium
- weightpound, pounds, kilogram, kilograms, gram
- structural problemsfoundation crack, settling, subsidence, buckling, warping
bottom-heavytop-heavy
Disproportionately weighted above
well-balanced · balanced · centered · symmetrical · lean
bottom-heavytop-heavy
Disproportionately weighted above
busty · broad-shouldered · inverted triangle · apple-shaped · well-proportioned
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