anthropometry
noun
an·thro·pom·e·try
ˌan(t)-thrə-ˈpä-mə-trē 
: the study of human body measurements especially on a comparative basis
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In the 19th century, anthropometry was taken up by criminologists.
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Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Ross also litters the film with historical context, cutting in everything from old photographs of enslaved people to footage of Martin Luther King Jr.'s speeches to clips of Bertillon's questionable criminology method of anthropometry.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2024
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Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Ross also litters the film with historical context, cutting in everything from old photographs of enslaved people to footage of Martin Luther King Jr.'s speeches to clips of Bertillon's questionable criminology method of anthropometry.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2024
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“Anthropometry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anthropometry. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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anthropometry
noun
an·thro·pom·e·try
-ˈpäm-ə-trē
plural anthropometries
: the study of human body measurements especially on a comparative basis
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