Skip to main content

An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

NALT Full

Preferred term

anthropometric measurements

Type

Topic

Definition

Measurements of the human body, employed in the study of human growth and variation.
Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

biological properties and phenomena

Narrower concepts

Related concepts

Synonyms

anthropometric dimensions
anthropometric screening
anthropometry
body measurements (human)
body shape (humans)
body size (human)

Scope note

Use for humans; for animals USE body measurements.

In other languages

medidas antropométricas

Spanish
mediciones antropométricas

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/112

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Created 1/19/06, last modified 8/20/18