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  2. Joint European standard for size labelling of clothes

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    European Standard (EN 13402-1) pictogram example for a men's jacket, with chest as primary measurement, and height and waist as secondary measurements. The first part [2] of the standard defines the list of body dimensions to be used for designating clothing sizes, together with an anatomical explanations and measurement guidelines. All body ...

  3. Bust/waist/hip measurements - Wikipedia

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    A woman who is 36–24–36 (91.5–61–91.5) at 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) tall looks different from a woman who is 36–24–36 at 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) tall. Since the latter woman's figure has greater distance between measuring points, she will likely appear thinner than her former counterpart, again, even though they share the same measurements.

  4. Diameter at breast height - Wikipedia

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    Measurement of tree circumference, the tape calibrated to show diameter, at breast height, making sure that the tape is perfectly level and that the tape is not kinked, so as not to skew the reading of the diameter. Diameter at breast height, or DBH, is a standard method of expressing the diameter of the trunk or bole of a standing tree.

  5. Clothing sizes - Wikipedia

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    Examples of body measurements used for the sizing of clothes. Clothing sizes are the sizes with which garments sold off-the-shelf are labeled. Sizing systems vary based on the country and the type of garment, such as dresses, tops, skirts, and trousers.

  6. U.S. standard clothing size - Wikipedia

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    Men's standard sizes were probably developed first during the American Revolutionary War, and they were in regular use by the American army during the War of 1812 for ready-made uniforms. [1] These were based on the chest measurement, with other measurements being assumed to be either proportional (the circumference of the neck, waist, hips ...

  7. Bustline - Wikipedia

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    A bustline is an arbitrary line encircling the fullest part of the bust or body circumference at the bust. [1] It is a body measurement which measures the circumference of a woman's torso at the level of the breasts. It is measured by keeping a measuring tape horizontal and wrapping it around the body so that it goes over the nipples and under ...

  8. Tape measure - Wikipedia

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    A loosely riveted hook lets a tape measure measure inner (1) and outer (2) lengths. Measuring tapes designed for carpentry or construction often use a curved metallic ribbon that can remain stiff and straight when extended, but can also retract into a coil for convenient storage. This type of tape measure will have a hook on the end to aid ...

  9. Anthropometry of the upper arm - Wikipedia

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    [3] [4] The measuring point is halfway between the olecranon process of the ulna and the acromion process of the scapula. [4] [5] [6] The mid-upper arm circumference is the circumference of the upper arm at that same midpoint, measured with a non-stretchable tape measure [2] [3] [4] [6] or 3D printable bands. [7]