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anthropometry

UK/ænθɹəˈpɒmɪtɹɪ//ˌænθɹəˈpɑmɪtɹɪ/

anthropometry noun: 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.

Noun

anthropometry (countable and uncountable, plural anthropometries)

  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.

anthropometry meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Indonesian and Persian

anthropometry in Tamil

science of measuring the human body
ஆன்ட்ரோபோமெட்ரி āṉṭrōpōmeṭri

anthropometry in Urdu

بشر پیمائی, جِسم پیمائی, تَن پیمائی, انسان کا قد ناپنا

anthropometry in Indonesian

science of measuring the human body
antropometri

anthropometry in Persian

science of measuring the human body
آنتروپومتری

Forms of anthropometry

pluralanthropometries

Origin of anthropometry

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.

Words formed from anthropometry

Questions about anthropometry

What does anthropometry mean?
Anthropometry means 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.
What is anthropometry in Tamil?
Anthropometry in Tamil is ஆன்ட்ரோபோமெட்ரி (āṉṭrōpōmeṭri). See Anthropometry meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is anthropometry?
Anthropometry is a noun.
How do you pronounce anthropometry?
Anthropometry is pronounced /ænθɹəˈpɒmɪtɹɪ/ (UK).
What is the plural of anthropometry?
The plural of anthropometry is anthropometries.

Words near anthropometry in the dictionary

  1. anthropometrics
  2. anthropometries
  3. anthropometrism
  4. anthropometrist
  5. anthropometrists
  6. anthropometry
  7. anthropomimetic
  8. anthropomorph
  9. anthropomorphic
  10. anthropomorphical
  11. anthropomorphically

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