fingerprint
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1. a smudge made by a (dirty) finger (noun.attribute)
2. a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | mark, print, |
| definition | : | a visible indication made on a surface (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | loop, |
| definition | : | the basic pattern of the human fingerprint (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | thumbprint, |
| definition | : | fingerprint made by the thumb (especially by the pad of the thumb) (noun.communication) |
3. a generic term for any identifying characteristic (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | identification, |
| definition | : | evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing (noun.communication) |
4. take an impression of a person's fingerprints (verb.creation)
| hypernym | : | reproduce, |
| definition | : | make a copy or equivalent of (verb.creation) |
5. a smudge made by a (dirty) finger (noun.attribute)
6. take an impression of a person's fingerprints (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | fingerprinting, |
| definition | : | the procedure of taking inked impressions of a person's fingerprints for the purpose of identification (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | fingerprint, |
| definition | : | a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations (noun.communication) |
7. a smudge made by a (dirty) finger (noun.attribute)
8. take an impression of a person's fingerprints (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | fingerprinting, |
| definition | : | the procedure of taking inked impressions of a person's fingerprints for the purpose of identification (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | fingerprint, |
| definition | : | a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations (noun.communication) |
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