anthropometry

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌænθrəˈpɒmɪtrɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(an′thrə pom′i trē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
an•thro•pom•e•try  (an′thrə pom′i trē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Anthropology, Physical Anthropologythe measurement of the size and proportions of the human body.
  • 1830–40; anthropo- + -metry
an•thro•po•met•ric  (an′thrə pə me′trik, -pō-),USA pronunciation an′thro•po•met′ri•cal, adj.  an′thro•po•met′ri•cal•ly, adv. 
an′thro•pom′e•trist, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
anthropometry / ˌænθrəˈpɒmɪtrɪ/
  1. the comparative study of sizes and proportions of the human body
anthropometric / ˌænθrəpəˈmɛtrɪk/, ˌanthropoˈmetrical
'anthropometry' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-metry - anthropo- - skelic index

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