Anthropometry is an English word with synonyms like measurement or measuring. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Anthropometry in a sentence
Anthropometry meaning
The science of measuring the human body to ascertain the ranges and averages of dimensions of the human form, for various purposes including physical anthropology, epidemiology, the ergonomics of industrial design, and so on.
Synonyms of Anthropometry
Using Anthropometry
- The main meaning on this page is: The science of measuring the human body to ascertain the ranges and averages of dimensions of the human form, for various purposes including physical anthropology, epidemiology, the ergonomics of industrial design, and so on.
- Useful related words include: measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration.
- In the example corpus, anthropometry often appears in combinations such as: of anthropometry.
Context around Anthropometry
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Anthropometry
- In this selection, "anthropometry" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, used, scientific and school stand out and add context to how "anthropometry" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include anthropometry since the and by the anthropometry school. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "anthropometry" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with anthropometry
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Alphonse Bertillon was a French criminologist and founder of Anthropometry (scientific study of measurements and proportions of the human body). (20 words)
He applied statistics to study human differences and the alleged " inheritance of intelligence ", foreshadowing future uses of " intelligence testing " by the anthropometry school. (23 words)
He used anthropometry for identification, saying each individual is unique and by measuring aspect of physical difference, there could be a personal identification system. (24 words)
The French police officer Alphonse Bertillon was the first to apply the anthropological technique of anthropometry to law enforcement, thereby creating an identification system based on physical measurements. (28 words)
Anthropometry Since the late Middle Ages, Friesland has been renowned for the exceptional height of its inhabitants, who were deemed among the tallest groups of Indo-Europeans. (27 words)
He used anthropometry for identification, saying each individual is unique and by measuring aspect of physical difference, there could be a personal identification system. (24 words)
Example sentences (5)
Alphonse Bertillon was a French criminologist and founder of Anthropometry (scientific study of measurements and proportions of the human body).
Anthropometry Since the late Middle Ages, Friesland has been renowned for the exceptional height of its inhabitants, who were deemed among the tallest groups of Indo-Europeans.
He applied statistics to study human differences and the alleged " inheritance of intelligence ", foreshadowing future uses of " intelligence testing " by the anthropometry school.
He used anthropometry for identification, saying each individual is unique and by measuring aspect of physical difference, there could be a personal identification system.
The French police officer Alphonse Bertillon was the first to apply the anthropological technique of anthropometry to law enforcement, thereby creating an identification system based on physical measurements.
Common combinations with anthropometry
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of anthropometry 2×