anthropometer

[ an-thruh-pom-i-ter ]

/ ˌæn θrəˈpɒm ɪ tər /

noun Anthropology.

an instrument that consists of a calibrated, vertical rod to which are attached two horizontal arms, one fixed and one movable, for measuring the human trunk and limbs.

Origin of anthropometer

First recorded in 1880–85; anthropo- + -meter

Words nearby anthropometer

anthropol., anthropolatry, anthropological linguistics, anthropologist, anthropology, anthropometer, anthropometrics, anthropometry, anthropomorphic, anthropomorphism, anthropomorphize

Example sentences from the Web for anthropometer

But this greatly complicates the anthropometer, and hardly any anthropometer possesses this attachment.

Pedagogical Anthropology |Maria Montessori
They have the meter in many forms: in the anthropometer, in the ruler.

Montessori Elementary Materials |Maria Montessori
In measuring the individual stature it is customary to use an instrument called an anthropometer (Fig. 142).

Pedagogical Anthropology |Maria Montessori
And, indeed, how is it possible to bring the entire person posteriorly in contact with the vertical rod of the anthropometer?

Pedagogical Anthropology |Maria Montessori

The application of these ideas to environment will come most easily when we measure the children with the anthropometer.

The Montessori Method |Maria Montessori

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anthropometer

noun Anthropology.

Origin of anthropometer

Words nearby anthropometer

Example sentences from the Web for anthropometer