Definition of Fingerprint

1. Noun. A print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations.


2. Verb. Take an impression of a person's fingerprints. "They want to fingerprint the prisoners "
Generic synonyms: Reproduce
Derivative terms: Fingerprinting

3. Noun. A generic term for any identifying characteristic. ; "That tax bill had the senator's fingerprints all over it"
Generic synonyms: Identification

4. Noun. A smudge made by a (dirty) finger.
Exact synonyms: Fingermark
Generic synonyms: Blot, Daub, Slur, Smear, Smirch, Smudge, Spot

Definition of Fingerprint

1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Fingerprint

1. 1. An impression of the inked bulb of the distal phalanx of a finger, showing the configuration of the surface ridges, used as a means of identification. See: dermatoglyphics, Galton's system of classification of fingerprints. 2. Term, sometimes used informally, referring to any analytical method capable of making fine distinctions between similar compounds or gel patterns; e.g., the pattern of an infrared absorption curve or of a two-dimensional paper chromatograph. 3. In genetics, the analysis of DNA fragments to determine the identity of an individual or the paternity of a child. Synonym: genetic fingerprint. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fingerprint

fingerlings
fingermark
fingernail
fingernail
fingernails
fingerpaint
fingerpick
fingerpicked
fingerpicking
fingerpickings
fingerpicks
fingerpointing
fingerpost
fingerposts
fingerprint (current term)
fingerprint (current term)
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fingerprintings
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fingerprint dystrophy
fingerprint expert
fingerprint man
fingerprint specialist
fingerroot
fingers
fingerspell
fingerspelling
fingerstall

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