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单词 anthropometrics
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anthropometricsn.

Brit. /ˌanθrəpəˈmɛtrɪks/, U.S. /ˌænθrəpəˈmɛtrɪks/
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: anthropometric adj.
Etymology: < anthropometric adj.: see -ic suffix 2. Compare earlier anthropometry n.
With singular agreement. Originally: anthropometry; spec. = bertillonage n. In later use chiefly: the use of anthropometric measurements in the design of furniture and machinery.
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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).
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