Crossword clues for anthropometry
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Anthropometry \An`thro*pom"e*try\, n. [Gr. ? man + -mercy.]
Measurement of the height and other dimensions of human
beings, especially at different ages, or in different races,
occupations, etc.
--Dunglison.
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1839, "acquaintance with the dimensions of the parts of the human body," from anthropo- + -metry. Perhaps modeled on French anthropometrie.
Wiktionary
n. The science of measuring the human body in order to ascertain the average dimensions of the human form at different ages, and in different divisions of race, class, etc.
WordNet
n. measurement and study of the human body and its parts and capacities
Wikipedia
Anthropometry (from Greek anthropos, "human", and metron, "measure") refers to the measurement of the human individual. An early tool of physical anthropology, it has been used for identification, for the purposes of understanding human physical variation, in paleoanthropology and in various attempts to correlate physical with racial and psychological traits. Anthropometry involves the systematic measurement of the physical properties of the human body, primarily dimensional descriptors of body size and shape.
Today, anthropometry plays an important role in industrial design, clothing design, ergonomics and architecture where statistical data about the distribution of body dimensions in the population are used to optimize products. Changes in lifestyles, nutrition, and ethnic composition of populations lead to changes in the distribution of body dimensions (e.g. the obesity epidemic), and require regular updating of anthropometric data collections.
Usage examples of "anthropometry".
Bertillon anthropometry, in which measurements of the body, face and head were used to identify criminals.
Kohl, though, was that once the National Socialists came to power fingerprints took on less importance than the antiquated system of Bertillon anthropometry, in which measurements of the body, face and head were used to identify criminals.