ANTHROPOMETRICS Definition & Meaning

anthropometrics

[ an-thruh-puh-me-triks, ‐p�ǳ�‐ ]

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noun

(used with a singular verb)

the science of measuring the size and proportions of the human body (called anthropometry ), especially as applied to the design of furniture and machines.

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Origin of anthropometrics¹

1880–85; anthropo- ( def ) + -metrics ( def )

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At baseline and follow-up, the adolescents were asked to wear an accelerometer for at least seven days and complete two 24-hour dietary recalls for their food and beverage intake during research visits that included body composition, blood pressure, and clinical chemistry measurements and anthropometrics.

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Through such works, anthropometrics seeped into academia from prisons and hospitals, allowing ‘normal’ to advance into public life.

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