/fɪˈŋgɚpɹɪˌnts/ - [finggerprints] -
We found 3 definitions of fingerprints from 2 different sources.
NounPlural: fingerprints |
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fingerprint - a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations | ||
print, mark a picture or design printed from an engraving | ||
biometric authentication, biometric identification, identity verification the automatic identification of living individuals by using their physiological and behavioral characteristics; "negative identification can only be accomplished through biometric identification"; "if a pin or password is lost or forgotten it can be changed and reissued but a biometric identification cannot" | ||
loop a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane | ||
fingerprint - a generic term for any identifying characteristic; "that tax bill had the senator's fingerprints all over it" | ||
fingerprint - a smudge made by a (dirty) finger | ||
fingermark | ||
blot, smirch, smudge, daub, slur, smear, spot an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook" | ||
Verb |
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fingerprint - take an impression of a person's fingerprints | ||
reproduce have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant; "The Bible tells people to procreate" |