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On this (latter) metric, the most attractive ratio of leg to body for men (as seen by American women) is 1:1, [12] matching the 'four heads:four heads' ratio above. A Japanese study using the former metric found the same result for male attractiveness but women with longer legs than body were judged to be more attractive. [13]
Body roundness index (BRI) is a calculated geometric index used to quantify a person's individual body shape. Based on the principle of body eccentricity , it provides a rapid visual and anthropometric tool for health evaluation.
Allometry (Ancient Greek ἄλλος állos "other", μέτρον métron "measurement") is the study of the relationship of body size to shape, [1] anatomy, physiology and behaviour, [2] first outlined by Otto Snell in 1892, [3] by D'Arcy Thompson in 1917 in On Growth and Form [4] and by Julian Huxley in 1932.
Fathom - the distance between the fingertips of a human's outstretched arms. Finger. Fistmele - the measure of a clenched hand with the thumb extended. Gradus - Ancient Roman step. Hand - breadth of a human hand. Klafter - German measure of outstretched hands. League - the distance a person can walk in an hour (by one definition)
t. e. A person's waist-to-height ratio – occasionally written WHtR[ a ] – or called waist-to-stature ratio (WSR), is defined as their waist circumference divided by their height, both measured in the same units. It is used as a predictor of obesity-related cardiovascular disease. The WHtR is a measure of the distribution of body fat.
With the latter metric, the most attractive male leg-to-body ratio (judged by American women) is 1:1. [73] A Japanese study using the former metric found the same result for male attractiveness, but women with longer legs than the rest of their body were judged to be more attractive. [74]
For medical use, see body shape. Bust/waist/hip measurements (informally called 'body measurements' or ′vital statistics′) are a common method of specifying clothing sizes. They match the three inflection points of the female body shape. In human body measurement, these three sizes are the circumferences of the bust, waist and hips; usually ...
Length. The basic unit was the Russian ell, called the arshin, which came into use in the 16th century. It was standardized by Peter the Great in the 18th century to measure exactly twenty-eight English inches (71.12 cm). Thus, 80 vershoks = 20 pyad's = 5 arshins = 140 English inches (355.60 cm). [2]