单词 | anthropometrics |
释义 | anthropometricsn. With singular agreement. Originally: anthropometry; spec. = bertillonage n. In later use chiefly: the use of anthropometric measurements in the design of furniture and machinery. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > study of body > [noun] > human anatomy androtomya1691 anthropotomy1786 andranatomy1811 anthropometrics1881 hominisection1888 society > communication > indication > that which identifies or distinguishes > personal identification > [noun] > other methods of identification anthropometrics1881 bertillonage1892 Bertillon system1896 Bertillon measurement1928 pink triangle1950 electronic signature1957 genetic profile1959 genetic fingerprint1969 digital signature1976 PIN1976 PIN code1979 racial profiling1989 1881 Nature 8 Sept. 433/2 The following grants have been made..Mr. F. Galton—Anthropometrics. 1887 Daily Tel. 29 Sept. 5/3 The system formulated..by this ingenious gentleman [sc. M. Bertillon] is termed anthropometrics, and is mainly based on the measurement and registration of certain bone dimensions in the human body. 1951 J. M. Fraser Psychol. ix. 89 A number of scientists, among whom was Sir Francis Galton, became interested in human measurements. They gave their studies the somewhat clumsy name of anthropometrics. 1966 Jrnl. Indian Inst. Architects Dec. 6/1 This study analyses various living activities performed in an average Indian household to outline their characteristics and formulate their groupings and space requirements in the light of anthropometrics and other guiding factors. 1970 Homes & Gardens June 159/1 The study of anthropometrics and the development of man-made frames and filling materials means that there is no excuse for even inexpensive upholstered furniture being uncomfortable. 2004 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 17 Oct. m6 Cosi is violating the laws of anthropometrics, which is the study of human measurement. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1881 |
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