ASTM D5219-07a
(Terminology)Standard Terminology Relating to Body Dimensions for Apparel Sizing
Standard Terminology Relating to Body Dimensions for Apparel Sizing
SCOPE
1.1 This standard is a compilation of terminology related to the body dimensions for necessary apparel sizing.
1.2 For definitions of other textile terms, refer to Terminology D 123.
1.3 The terms are listed in alphabetical order regardless of whether they are horizontal or vertical measurements.
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Designation:D5219–07a
Standard Terminology Relating to
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Body Dimensions for Apparel Sizing
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 5219; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1 This standard is a compilation of terminology related to
the body dimensions for necessary apparel sizing.
1.2 For definitions of other textile terms, refer to Terminol-
ogy D 123.
1.3 The terms are listed in alphabetical order regardless of
whether they are horizontal or vertical measurements.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
D 123 Terminology Relating to Textiles
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2.2 ISO Standards:
ISO 3635 Size Designation of Clothes, Definitions and
Body Measurement Procedures
ISO 8559 Garment Construction and Anthropometric
Surveys—Body Dimensions
3. Terminology
3.1 Anatomy:
apex, n—the greatest protrusion of the breast as seen from the
side.
acromion, n—that part of the shoulder blade located at the end
of the spine, which articulates with the collarbone. (See also
shoulder joint.) (See Fig. 2.)
ankle, n—the joint between the foot and the lower leg. (See
Fig. 1.)
armpit, n—the hollow under the junction of the arm and the
shoulder. (See Fig. 1.)
back-break point, n—the location on the back of the torso
where the arm separates from the body (See Fig. 2.)
cervicale, n—the prominent point of the seventh or lowest
neck vertebra at the back of the body.
DISCUSSION—The cervicale is identified by being more prominent
FIG. 1 Body Landmarks
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ThisterminologyisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeD13onTextiles
when the head is bent forward; however, cervicale height measure-
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.55 on Body Measurement for
ments are made only when the head is erect. (See Fig. 2.)
Apparel Sizing.
Current edition approved July 15, 2007. Published September 2007. Originally
crotch, n—the lowest point of the torso where the legs
approved in 1992. Last previous edition approved in 2007 as D 5219 – 07.
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separate. (See Fig. 1.)
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crown, n—the top of the head. (See Fig. 1.)
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elbow, n—the joint that articulates between the upper arm and
the ASTM website.
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the lower arm. (See Fig. 1.)
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4th Floor, New York, NY 10036. front-break point, n—the location on the front of the torso
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DISCUSSION—The outer end of the collarbone or clavicle pivots
against the acromion which in turn pivots against the humerus or upper
arm bone in the arm. These bones form the shoulder girdle. (See also
acromion.) (See Fig. 2.)
waist, n—the part of the body at the location between the
lowest rib and hip identified by bending the body to the side.
(See Fig. 1.)
wrist,n—thejointthatarticulatesbetweentheendofthelower
arm and the hand. (See Fig. 1.)
3.2 Anthropometry:
body measurements, n—a standardized distance between two
specified points on the human anatomy.
DISCUSSION—Body measurements generally are based on standard-
FIG. 2 Back Horizontal Landmarks
ized values from statistical studies of large populations.
3.3 Body Measurements:
where the arm separates from the torso. (See Fig. 1.) across back shoulder width , n—the horizontal distance
hip, n—the laterally projecting region formed by the lateral
across the back from the top of one shoulder joint to the top
parts of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur together of the other shoulder joint, taken with the arms down. (See
with the flesh covering them. (See Fig. 1.)
Fig. 5.)
knee, n—the joint between the lower and upper leg. (See Fig. across front shoulder width, n—the horizontal distance
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across the front from the top of one shoulder joint to the top
shoulder joint, n—the juncture of the collarbone and the of the other shoulder joint, taken with the arms down. (See
shoulder blade. Fig. 3.)
FIG. 3 Horizontal Body Measurements
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FIG. 4 Front Horizontal Body Measurements
FIG. 5 Back Width Measurements
ankle girth, n—the maximum horizontal circumference of the
ankle, taken over the greatest prominence of the anklebones.
(See Fig. 3.)
ankle height, n—the vertical distance from the prominence of
the outer ankle bone
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