| 单词 | demography |
| 释义 | demography[ dih-mog-ruh-fee ] / dɪˈmɒg rə fi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR demography ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc., of populations. Origin of demographyFirst recorded in 1875–80; demo- + -graphy OTHER WORDS FROM demographyde·mog·ra·pher, de·mog·ra·phist, nounDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for demography
British Dictionary definitions for demographydemography / (dɪˈmɒɡrəfɪ) / nounthe scientific study of human populations, esp with reference to their size, structure, and distribution Derived forms of demographydemographer or demographist, nounWord Origin for demographyC19: from French démographie, from Greek dēmos the populace; see -graphy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for demographydemography [ (di-mog-ruh-fee) ] The quantitative study of human populations. Demographers study subjects such as the geographical distribution of people, birth and death rates, socioeconomic status, and age and sex distributions in order to identify the influences on population growth, structure, and development. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for demographydemography [ dĭ-mŏg′rə-fē ] n.The study of the characteristics of human populations, such as size, growth, density, distribution, and vital statistics. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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