anthropometry en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ænθɹəˈpɒmɪtɹɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ænθɹəˈpɔmɪtɹɪ/ (Australia)
- /ænθɹəˈpɒmɪtɹɪ/ (Australia)
- (US) audio
- [ˌɛənθɹəˈpɑmɪtɹɪ] (Canada, General-American)
- /ˌænθɹəˈpɑmɪtɹɪ/ (Canada, General-American)
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.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| anthropometries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
paleoanthropometry · anthropometrist · anthropometrically · anthropometric · anthropometrical
Hyponyms
Relateds
gynometry · andrometry · gynecometry · pedometry · paedometry
Translations (38)
uk антропометрія (science of measuring the human body) · uz antropometriya (science of measuring the human body) · be антрапаметрыя (science of measuring the human body) · ka ანთროპომეტრია (science of measuring the human body) · pt antropometria (science of measuring the human body) · cs člověkoměřičství (science of measuring the human body) · pl antropometria (science of measuring the human body) · fa آنتروپومتری (science of measuring the human body) · de Anthropometrie (science of measuring the human body) · nl antropometrie (science of measuring the human body) · ga antrapaiméadracht (science of measuring the human body) · sh antropomètrija (science of measuring the human body) · eo antropometrio (science of measuring the human body) · tr antropometri (science of measuring the human body) · es antropometría (science of measuring the human body) · ca antropometria (science of measuring the human body) · cmn 人體計測 /人体计测 (science of measuring the human body) · io antropometrio (science of measuring the human body) · nb antropometri (science of measuring the human body) · cs antropometrie (science of measuring the human body) · gl antropometría (science of measuring the human body) · el ανθρωπομετρία (science of measuring the human body) · ta ஆன்ட்ரோபோமெட்ரி (science of measuring the human body) · sv antropometri (science of measuring the human body) · ba антропометрия (science of measuring the human body) · lv antropometrija (science of measuring the human body) · da antropometri (science of measuring the human body) · ky антропометрия (science of measuring the human body) · hu antropometria (science of measuring the human body) · it antropometria (science of measuring the human body) · tg инсонсанҷӣ (science of measuring the human body) · kk антропометрия (science of measuring the human body) · id antropometri (science of measuring the human body) · fi antropometria (science of measuring the human body) · cmn 人體測量學 /人体测量学 (science of measuring the human body) · sh антропомѐтрија (science of measuring the human body) · lt antropometrija (science of measuring the human body) · fr anthropométrie (science of measuring the human body)