English Explanatory Dictionary

anthropometry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The science of measuring the human body to ascertain the ranges and averages of dimensions of the human form, for various purposes including physical anthropology, epidemiology, the ergonomics of industrial design, and so on.

Pronunciation

/ænθɹəˈpɒmɪtɹɪ/ /ˌænθɹəˈpɑmɪtɹɪ/ [ˌɛənθɹəˈpɑmɪtɹɪ] en-us-anthropometry.oga /ænθɹəˈpɔmɪtɹɪ/

Word forms

anthropometry anthropometries

Etymology

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.

Related words

andrometry gynecometry gynometry paedometry pedometry

Derived words

anthropometric anthropometrical anthropometrically anthropometrist paleoanthropometry
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