anthropic

[ an-throp-ik ]

adjective

1. of or relating to human beings or their span of existence on earth.

anthropic

/ ænˈθrɒpɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to human beings

Word History and Origins

Origin of anthropic¹

First recorded in 1795–1805, anthropic is from the Greek word anthrōpikós human. See anthropo-, -ic

Example Sentences

This observation has led to one of the most divisive points in modern physics: the anthropic principle.

From The Daily Beast

Paine's pamphlet of this year on "Agrarian Justice" should be considered part of the theophil-anthropic movement.

From Project Gutenberg

Those in the lower of the anthropic layers consist of twenty-three species of quadrupeds and some bones of birds.

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In Belgium the earlier anthropic period has been characterised as that of the mammoth.

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But upon the loftier level of anthropic interests, less of harmony prevailed, and more of hot contention.

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