anthropometry

[ an-thruh-pom-i-tree ]

/ ˌæn θrəˈpɒm ɪ tri /

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, adjectivean·thro·po·met·ri·cal·ly, adverban·thro·pom·e·trist, noun

Words nearby anthropometry

anthropological linguistics, anthropologist, anthropology, anthropometer, anthropometrics, anthropometry, anthropomorphic, anthropomorphism, anthropomorphize, anthropomorphosis, anthropomorphous

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Example sentences from the Web for anthropometry

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|DAILY BEAST
We shall catch our criminals by anthropometry ere ever a criminal thought has entered their brains.
Mankind in the Making|H. G. Wells
I am going to headquarters to ask them to send experts in anthropometry.
The Exploits of Juve|Pierre Souvestre and Marcel Allain
Considerable importance in anthropometry is attached to the study of the nose.
Negritos of Zambales|William Allan Reed

These full and clear remarks seem even more applicable to the method of finger prints than to that of anthropometry.
Finger Prints|Francis Galton
There was a photographic apparatus at the Morgue as at the Prfecture, used for anthropometry.
The Crime of the Boulevard|Jules Claretie

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, adjectiveanthropometrically, adverbanthropometrist, noun

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Medical definitions for anthropometry

anthropometry

[ ăn′thrə-pŏm′ĭ-trē ]

n.

The branch of anthropology concerned with comparative measurements of the human body and its parts.

Other words from anthropometry

an′thro•po•met′ric (-pə-mĕt′rĭk) null adj.an′thro•po•met′ri•cal•ly adv.

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.

单词	anthropometry
释义	anthropometry [ an-thruh-pom-i-tree ] / ˌæn θrəˈpɒm ɪ tri / 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, adjectivean·thro·po·met·ri·cal·ly, adverban·thro·pom·e·trist, noun Words nearby anthropometry anthropological linguistics, anthropologist, anthropology, anthropometer, anthropometrics, anthropometry, anthropomorphic, anthropomorphism, anthropomorphize, anthropomorphosis, anthropomorphous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for anthropometry 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\|DAILY BEAST We shall catch our criminals by anthropometry ere ever a criminal thought has entered their brains. Mankind in the Making\|H. G. Wells I am going to headquarters to ask them to send experts in anthropometry. The Exploits of Juve\|Pierre Souvestre and Marcel Allain Considerable importance in anthropometry is attached to the study of the nose. Negritos of Zambales\|William Allan Reed These full and clear remarks seem even more applicable to the method of finger prints than to that of anthropometry. Finger Prints\|Francis Galton There was a photographic apparatus at the Morgue as at the Prfecture, used for anthropometry. The Crime of the Boulevard\|Jules Claretie 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, adjectiveanthropometrically, adverbanthropometrist, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for anthropometry anthropometry [ ăn′thrə-pŏm′ĭ-trē ] n. The branch of anthropology concerned with comparative measurements of the human body and its parts. Other words from anthropometry an′thro•po•met′ric (-pə-mĕt′rĭk) null adj.an′thro•po•met′ri•cal•ly adv. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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