In a manner relating to the measurement and comparison of human body parts and proportions.
From 'anthropometric' + '-ally' adverbial suffix. Used in scientific writing from the 19th century onward to describe methods of analyzing human physical characteristics systematically.
When a modern study says something is 'anthropometrically significant,' it means the measurements matter scientifically—but it's fascinating how the same word that was misused to justify eugenics is now mostly used neutrally in sports and ergonomics.
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