anthroposcopyn.

Brit.

/ˌanθrəˈpɒskəpi/, U.S.

/ˌænθrəˈpɑskəpi/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: anthropo- comb. form, -scopy comb. form.

Etymology: < anthropo- comb. form + -scopy comb. form, after post-classical Latin anthroposcopia (1647 or earlier). Compare French anthroposcopie (1748 or earlier).

Now chiefly historical.

The observation of the physical features of a person, formerly done in order to assess mental and moral characteristics. Frequently contrasted with anthropometry n.

ΚΠ

1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. I. 164/1 Anthroposcopy.., that part of physiognomy which judges of a man's character, &c. from the lineaments of his body.

1847 J. Craig New Universal Dict. Anthroposcopy, the art of discovering or judging of a man's character and disposition from the lineaments of his body.

1881 E. C. Beall Brain & Bible 35 Let us now briefly notice the subject of ‘Practical Phrenology’, or ‘Anthroposcopy’; the art or science of character reading.

1913 F. T. Cooper tr. M. Montessori Pedagogical Anthropol. 24 In the gathering of data, our science makes use of two means of investigation..: observation or anthroposcopy; and measurement or anthropometry.

1976 Human Biol. 48 465 Kretschmer defined dysplasia as extreme degrees of roundness, sturdiness, and thinness. His estimation of it was arrived at through the method of anthroposcopy or the study of body features and characters.

2012 C. Sforza et al. in V. R. Preedy Handbk. Anthropometry xxxii. 612 Anthroposcopy (observation) and anthropometry (measurement) are currently used to analyze facial morphology in several basic and applied fields.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	anthroposcopy
释义	anthroposcopyn. Brit. /ˌanθrəˈpɒskəpi/, U.S. /ˌænθrəˈpɑskəpi/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: anthropo- comb. form, -scopy comb. form. Etymology: < anthropo- comb. form + -scopy comb. form, after post-classical Latin anthroposcopia (1647 or earlier). Compare French anthroposcopie (1748 or earlier). Now chiefly historical. The observation of the physical features of a person, formerly done in order to assess mental and moral characteristics. Frequently contrasted with anthropometry n. ΚΠ 1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. I. 164/1 Anthroposcopy.., that part of physiognomy which judges of a man's character, &c. from the lineaments of his body. 1847 J. Craig New Universal Dict. Anthroposcopy, the art of discovering or judging of a man's character and disposition from the lineaments of his body. 1881 E. C. Beall Brain & Bible 35 Let us now briefly notice the subject of ‘Practical Phrenology’, or ‘Anthroposcopy’; the art or science of character reading. 1913 F. T. Cooper tr. M. Montessori Pedagogical Anthropol. 24 In the gathering of data, our science makes use of two means of investigation..: observation or anthroposcopy; and measurement or anthropometry. 1976 Human Biol. 48 465 Kretschmer defined dysplasia as extreme degrees of roundness, sturdiness, and thinness. His estimation of it was arrived at through the method of anthroposcopy or the study of body features and characters. 2012 C. Sforza et al. in V. R. Preedy Handbk. Anthropometry xxxii. 612 Anthroposcopy (observation) and anthropometry (measurement) are currently used to analyze facial morphology in several basic and applied fields. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1754
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