anthropometry

American  

[an-thruh-pom-i-tree] / ˌæn θrəˈpɒm ɪ tri /

noun

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

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anthropometry British  

/ ˌænθrəpəˈmɛtrɪk, ˌænθrəˈpɒmɪtrɪ /

noun

1. the comparative study of sizes and proportions of the human body

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anthropometry Scientific  

/ ăn′thrə-pŏm′ĭ-trē /

1. 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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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• anthropometrically
  adverb
• anthropometrist
  noun
• anthropometric
  adjective
• anthropometrical
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of anthropometry

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

Example Sentences

At the time, there was interest in the study of craniometry, the measurement of the cranium, and anthropometry, the scientific measurement of individuals.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2023

It involved measuring the human body’s proportions against its surroundings, a science known as anthropometry, which would be a defining characteristic of Evans’s career.

From Washington Post • Oct. 1, 2016

Sometimes the contribution made by anthropometry is quite modest.

From Time Magazine Archive

As it catches on in one industry after another, anthropometry is becoming quite a tidy industry in its own right.

From Time Magazine Archive

I am going to headquarters to ask them to send experts in anthropometry.

From The Exploits of Juve Being the Second of the Series of the "Fantômas" Detective Tales by Souvestre, Émile