anthropometry
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
1839, as anthropo- (“human”) + -metry (“measurement”), from French anthropométrie, from anthropo- + -métrie, from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “human”) + μέτρον (métron, “measure”), influenced by Latin use.[1][2]
Pronunciation[edit]
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.
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Translations[edit]
science of measuring the human body
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See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
anthropometry on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References[edit]
- ^ Douglas Harper, “anthropometry”, in Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2021.
- ^ “anthropometry”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.