anthropometrics

[an-thruh-puh-me-triks, ‐poh‐]

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. the science of measuring the size and proportions of the human body (calledanthropometry ), especially as applied to the design of furniture and machines.

Word History and Origins

Origin of anthropometrics¹

1880–85; anthropo- ( def. ) + -metrics ( def. )

Example Sentences

At baseline and follow-up, the adolescents were asked to wear an accelerometer for at least seven days and complete two 24-hour dietary recalls for their food and beverage intake during research visits that included body composition, blood pressure, and clinical chemistry measurements and anthropometrics.

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Through such works, anthropometrics seeped into academia from prisons and hospitals, allowing ‘normal’ to advance into public life.

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