anthropometry
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Contents |
English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ænθrəʊˈpɒmɪtrɪ/
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos, “human”) + μέτρον (metron, “measure”).
Noun [edit]
anthropometry (countable and uncountable; plural anthropometries)
- The science of measuring the human body in order to ascertain the average dimensions of the human form at different ages, and in different divisions of race, class etc.
