anthropometry

[ an-thruh-pom-i-tree ]

noun

the measurement of the size and proportions of the human body.

Origin of anthropometry

First recorded in 1830–40; anthropo- + -metry

Other words from anthropometry

an·thro·po·met·ric [an-thruh-puh-me-trik, -poh-], /ˌæn θrə pəˈmɛ trɪk, -poʊ-/, an·thro·po·met·ri·cal, adjective
an·thro·pom·e·trist, noun

Words Nearby anthropometry

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How to use anthropometry in a sentence

The hard evidence that law enforcement did collect was often based on pseudoscience such as anthropometry.
Meet the 95-Year-Old ‘Medical Detective’ Who Has Examined Famous Cases From JFK to JonBenet Ramsey | Jess McHugh | April 13, 2022 | Time
I read anthropometry of Algerian Women and Optimum Handle Height for a Push-Pull Type Manually Operated Dryland Weeder.
The Self-Educated Apple Genius | James Marcus Bach | September 13, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
These full and clear remarks seem even more applicable to the method of finger prints than to that of anthropometry.
Finger Prints | Francis Galton
I am going to headquarters to ask them to send experts in anthropometry.
The Exploits of Juve | Pierre Souvestre and Marcel Allain
The field of the measurement of physical traits is dignified by the name "anthropometry."
Introduction to the Science of Sociology | Robert E. Park

anthropometry, the systematic examination of the height, weight, and other physical characteristics of the human body.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 | Various
We shall catch our criminals by anthropometry ere ever a criminal thought has entered their brains.
Mankind in the Making | H. G. Wells

British Dictionary definitions for anthropometry

anthropometry

/ (ˌænθrəˈpɒmɪtrɪ) /

noun

the comparative study of sizes and proportions of the human body

Derived forms of anthropometry

anthropometric (ˌænθrəpəˈmɛtrɪk) or anthropometrical, adjective
anthropometrically, adverb
anthropometrist, noun

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Scientific definitions for anthropometry

anthropometry

[ ăn′thrə-pŏm′ĭ-trē ]

The study of human body measurement for use in anthropological classification and comparison. The use of such data as skull dimensions and body proportions in the attempt to classify human beings into racial, ethnic, and national groups has been largely discredited, but anthropometric techniques are still used in physical anthropology and paleoanthropology, especially to study evolutionary change in fossil hominid remains.

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