anthropometric

[ an-thruh-puh-me-trik, -poh- ]

/ ˌæn θrə pəˈmɛ trɪk, -poʊ- /

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adjective

of or relating to anthropometry, the measurement of the size and proportions of the human body: Anthropometric data show that economy airline seats are too narrow at shoulder level for American men, and too narrow at seat level for women.

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Sometimes an·thro·po·met·ri·cal

[an-thruh-puh-me-tri-kuhl] /ˌæn θrə pəˈmɛ trɪ kəl/ .

Origin of anthropometric

anthropo- + -metric

OTHER WORDS FROM anthropometric

an·thro·po·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby anthropometric

anthropolatry, anthropological linguistics, anthropologist, anthropology, anthropometer, anthropometric, anthropometrics, anthropometry, anthropomorphic, anthropomorphism, anthropomorphize

How to use anthropometric in a sentence

The heightened stature of women was a favourite topic in anthropometric circles long before the War.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, September 15, 1920|Various
Using approved techniques, I was compiling anthropometric data while "I" was, as they say, "brewing coffee."
The Day of the Boomer Dukes|Frederik Pohl
Unfortunately for anthropometric science, most of the bones are too much decayed to be of practical value.
Seventh Annual Report|Various
May I tell you about your brain, which is at present in the possession of the Anthropometric Society?
Walt Whitman in Mickle Street|Elizabeth Leavitt Keller

Of these most northerly peoples I have no anthropometric data.
The Negrito and Allied Types in the Philippines and The Ilongot or Ibilao of Luzon|David P. Barrows