Meanings
nounanthroposcopy (uncountable)
- uncountableA form of anthropology based upon visual observation of the physical characteristics of the human body.
Only when both anthroposcopy and anthropometry brings us to the same result are we satisfied with the outcome.
1970, William Herbert Sheldon, Varieties of Human Physique: an introduction to constitutional psychology
Origin
Translations
Polish antroposkopia
- antroposkopiaform of anthropology based upon observation of the physical characteristics of the human body
Portuguese antroposcopia
- antroposcopiaform of anthropology based upon observation of the physical characteristics of the human body
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with anthroposcopy
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