[mod. f. ANTHROPO- + Gr. -μετρία measuring: see -METRY. Cf. Fr. anthropométrie.] The measurement of the human body with a view to determine its average dimensions, and the proportion of its parts, at different ages and in different races or classes.
1839. Hooper, Med. Dict., Anthropometry, The measurement of the dimensions of man.
1875. J. Baxter, Statistics Med., etc. I. 62. An outline of the History of Anthropometry.
