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an·thro·pom·e·try

(ăn′thrə-pŏm′ĭ-trē)
n.
The study of human body measurement for use in anthropological classification and comparison.
an′thro·po·met′ric (-pə-mĕt′rĭk), an′thro·po·met′ri·cal (-rĭ-kəl) adj.
an′thro·po·met′ri·cal·ly adv.
an′thro·pom′e·trist n.
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anthropometry

(ˌænθrəˈpɒmɪtrɪ)
n
(Anthropology & Ethnology) the comparative study of sizes and proportions of the human body
anthropometric, ˌanthropoˈmetrical adj
ˌanthropoˈmetrically adv
ˌanthroˈpometrist n
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an•thro•pom•e•try

(ˌæn θrəˈpɒm ɪ tri)

n.
the measurement of the size and proportions of the human body, esp. as an aid for comparative study in physical anthropology.
[1830–40]
an`thro•po•met′ric (-pəˈmɛ trɪk) an`thro•po•met′ri•cal, adj.
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anthropometry

the study concerned with the measurements of the proportions, size, and weight of the human body. — anthropometrist, n. — anthropometric, anthropometrical, adj.
See also: Anatomy
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Noun 1. [画像:anthropometry - measurement and study of the human body and its parts and capacities]anthropometry - measurement and study of the human body and its parts and capacities
measurement, measuring, mensuration, measure - the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"
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Translations

anthropometry

[ˌænθrəˈpɒmɪtrɪ] N → antropometría f
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