anthropometric
Measuring human bodies
Anthropometric describes measurements of the human body—height, weight, limb length, skull dimensions, and similar physical characteristics.
The term appears in contexts ranging from ergonomic design anthropometric data for car seats to medical research anthropometric indicators of childhood nutrition.
Historically associated with discredited racial classification schemes, modern use focuses on practical applications in health, sports science, and product design.
Height or prestige
- heightVertical extent upward
- weightMeasure of heaviness
- BMIWeight-to-height ratio
- body mass indexWeight-to-height-squared quotient
head circumference · waist circumference · body fat percentage · lean mass · arm span · sitting height · foot length · wingspan
Tool measuring thickness or diameter
- stadiometerInstrument measuring body length
- measuring tapeMarked flexible length-finder
- body scannerDevice imaging beneath garments
- photogrammetryDeriving measurements from photographs
dynamometer · tape measure · scale · bioimpedance · landmark · reference points · circumference · breadth
Change from a norm
- percentileStatistical ranking threshold
- growth chartsGraphs tracking child size
- surveySystematic data collection
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
age groups · sample size · distribution · standard deviation · mean · median · outliers · cross-sectional
Available places to sit
- human factorsStudy of user-system interaction
- accessibilityEase of approach
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
Establishing who someone is
- skeletal remainsPreserved framework of deceased
- osteologyScientific study of bones
- craniofacialOf skull and face
- facial reconstructionRebuilding damaged facial anatomy
sex determination · ancestry · postmortem · decomposition · remains · long bone
stature
Height or prestige
body mass index · head circumference · waist circumference · body fat percentage · lean mass · arm span · sitting height · foot length · wingspan
caliper
Tool measuring thickness or diameter
- stadiometerInstrument measuring body length
- measuring tapeMarked flexible length-finder
- body scannerDevice imaging beneath garments
photogrammetry · dynamometer · tape measure · scale · bioimpedance · landmark · reference points · circumference · breadth · length
variation
Change from a norm
- percentileStatistical ranking threshold
- growth chartsGraphs tracking child size
- surveySystematic data collection
demographics · age groups · sample size · distribution · standard deviation · mean · median · outliers · cross-sectional · longitudinal
seating
Available places to sit
- human factorsStudy of user-system interaction
- accessibilityEase of approach
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
identification
Establishing who someone is
- skeletal remainsPreserved framework of deceased
- osteologyScientific study of bones
- craniofacialOf skull and face
facial reconstruction · sex determination · ancestry · postmortem · decomposition · remains · long bone
anthropometricpsychometric
Relating to psychological measurement
psychological · cognitive · behavioral · attitudinal · emotional
anthropometricqualitative
Relating to characteristics, not quantities
subjective · impressionistic · phenomenological · interpretive · non-empirical
anthropometricnon-human
Outside the species Homo sapiens
mechanical · inanimate · geometric · abstract
geometry, metric, anthropology, metrical, anthropoid, biometrics, biometric, metrication