Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An instrument used for anthropometric measurements.
- noun One who studies or practises anthropometry.
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- noun A device used in
anthropometry tomeasure parts of thebody .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The application of these ideas to environment will come most easily when we measure the children with the anthropometer.
The Montessori Method Anne E. Montessori George 1912
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Indeed, I may say here, that the children take a great pleasure in being measured; at the first glance of the teacher and at the word stature, the child begins instantly to take off his shoes, laughing and running to place himself upon the platform of the anthropometer; placing himself of his own accord in the normal position so perfectly that the teacher needs only to arrange the indicator and read the result.
The Montessori Method Anne E. Montessori George 1912
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A small stool, 30 centimetres high, could be placed upon the floor of the anthropometer for measurements taken in a sitting position.
The Montessori Method Anne E. Montessori George 1912
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I now advise making the anthropometer with a platform on either side of the pole bearing the scale, so that on one side the total stature can be measured, and on the other the height of the body when seated.
The Montessori Method Anne E. Montessori George 1912
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I designed an anthropometer provided with the metric scale, varying between .50 metre and 1.50 metres.
The Montessori Method Anne E. Montessori George 1912
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