an·thro·pom·e·try
(ăn′thrə-pŏm′ĭ-trē)n.
The study of human body measurement for use in anthropological classification and comparison.
an′thro·po·met′ric (-pə-mĕt′rĭk), an′thro·po·met′ri·cal (-rĭ-kəl) adj.
an′thro·po·met′ri·cal·ly adv.
an′thro·pom′e·trist n.
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anthropometry
(ˌænθrəˈpɒmɪtrɪ)n
(Anthropology & Ethnology) the comparative study of sizes and proportions of the human body
anthropometric, ˌanthropoˈmetrical adj
ˌanthropoˈmetrically adv
ˌanthroˈpometrist n
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an•thro•pom•e•try
(ˌæn θrəˈpɒm ɪ tri)n.
the measurement of the size and proportions of the human body, esp. as an aid for comparative study in physical anthropology.
[1830–40]
an`thro•po•met′ric (-pəˈmɛ trɪk) an`thro•po•met′ri•cal, adj.
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anthropometry
the study concerned with the measurements of the proportions, size, and weight of the human body. — anthropometrist, n. — anthropometric, anthropometrical, adj.
See also: Anatomy-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  anthropometry - measurement and study of the human body and its parts and capacitiesmeasurement, measuring, mensuration, measure - the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate" |
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