anthropic

[an-throp-ik]

adjective

of or relating to human beings or their span of existence on earth.

Also an·throp·i·cal.

Origin of anthropic

First recorded in 1795–1805, anthropic is from the Greek word anthrōpikós human. See anthropo-, -ic

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Examples from the Web for anthropic

Contemporary Examples of anthropic

This observation has led to one of the most divisive points in modern physics: the anthropic principle.
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Joshua Robinson
September 10, 2010

Historical Examples of anthropic

Those in the lower of the anthropic layers consist of twenty-three species of quadrupeds and some bones of birds.
The Meeting-Place of Geology and History
Sir John William Dawson
But upon the loftier level of anthropic interests, less of harmony prevailed, and more of hot contention.
Perlycross
R. D. Blackmore

British Dictionary definitions for anthropic

anthropic

adjective

of or relating to human beings

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Word Origin and History for anthropic

adj.

"pertaining to man," 1836, from Greek anthropikos "human," from anthropos "male human being, man" (see anthropo-). Related: Anthropical (1804).