Anthropometry suna ne da ke nufin binciken kimiyya game da ma'auni da ma'auni na jikin ɗan adam, musamman yadda suke da alaƙa da halaye na zahiri kamar tsayi, nauyi, da girma. Ya ƙunshi auna sassa daban-daban na jiki da nazarin ƙididdiga na waɗannan ma'auni don ƙarin fahimtar bambancin jikin ɗan adam da yadda yake da alaƙa da abubuwa kamar lafiya, abinci mai gina jiki, da cututtuka. Ana amfani da ilimin ɗan adam sau da yawa a fannoni kamar ergonomics, biomechanics, da ilimin halin ɗan adam.