anthropometric

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

adjective

1. 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.

Other Words From

• an·thro·po·met·ri·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of anthropometric¹

anthropo- ( def ) + -metric ( def )

Example Sentences

The heightened stature of women was a favourite topic in anthropometric circles long before the War.

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Using approved techniques, I was compiling anthropometric data while "I" was, as they say, "brewing coffee."

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Unfortunately for anthropometric science, most of the bones are too much decayed to be of practical value.

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May I tell you about your brain, which is at present in the possession of the Anthropometric Society?

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Of these most northerly peoples I have no anthropometric data.

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