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fin·ger·print
(fĭng′gər-prĭnt′)n.
1.
a. A mark left on a surface by a person's fingertip.
b. An image of the ridges on a person's fingertip made by putting ink on the fingertip and pressing it against a surface or by using a digital scanning device.
2. A distinctive or identifying mark or characteristic: "We can, from his retelling [of the incident], with its particular fingerprint of stresses and omissions, learn a great deal about him" (Mark Slouka).
3.
a. See DNA profile.
b. A chemical fingerprint.
tr.v. fin·ger·print·ed, fin·ger·print·ing, fin·ger·prints
To take the fingerprints of.
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fingerprint
(ˈfɪŋɡəˌprɪnt)n
1. (Law) an impression of the pattern of ridges on the palmar surface of the end joint of each finger and thumb
2. any identifying characteristic
3. (Biochemistry) biochem the pattern of fragments obtained when a protein is digested by a proteolytic enzyme, usually observed following two-dimensional separation by chromatography and electrophoresis
vb
4. (Law) (tr) to take an inked impression of the fingerprints of (a person)
5. (Pathology) to take a sample of (a person's) DNA
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fin•ger•print
(ˈfɪŋ gərˌprɪnt)n.
1. an impression of the markings of the inner surface of the finger.
2. any unique or distinctive pattern that presents unambiguous evidence of a specific person, substance, disease, etc.
v.t. 3. to take or record the fingerprints of.
[1855–60]
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fingerprint
Past participle: fingerprinted
Gerund: fingerprinting
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| Noun | 1. |  fingerprint - a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigationsbiometric 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 - the basic pattern of the human fingerprint thumbprint - fingerprint made by the thumb (especially by the pad of the thumb) |
| 2. | fingerprint - a generic term for any identifying characteristic; "that tax bill had the senator's fingerprints all over it" identification - evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing | |
| 3. | fingerprint - a smudge made by a (dirty) finger | |
| Verb | 1. | fingerprint - take an impression of a person's fingerprints reproduce - make a copy or equivalent of; "reproduce the painting" |
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Translations
أثر الأصابِع، بَصْمَهبَصْمَةُ الإصْبَع
otisk prstu
fingeraftrykdigitalt fingeraftryk
sormenjälkitunnisteottaa
otisak prsta
fingrafar
指紋
지문
impressão digitaltirar as digitais
odtlačok prsta
prstni odtis
fingeravtryck
ลายพิมพ์นิ้วมือ
vân tay
fingerprint
[ˈfɪŋgəprɪnt]B. VT [+ person] → tomar las huellas digitales or dactilares a (Med) → identificar genéticamente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
fingerprint
[ˈfɪŋgəˌprɪnt]1. n → impronta digitale
2. vt (person) → prendere le impronte digitali di or a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
finger
(ˈfiŋgə) noun1. one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb. She pointed a finger at the thief.
2. the part of a glove into which a finger is put.
3. anything made, shaped, cut etc like a finger. a finger of toast.
verb to touch or feel with the fingers. She fingered the material.
ˈfingernail noun the nail at the tip of the finger.
ˈfingerprint noun the mark made by the tip of the finger, often used by the police etc as a means of identification. The thief wiped his fingerprints off the safe.
ˈfingertip noun the very end of a finger. He cut his fingertip by accident while preparing the salad.
be all fingers and thumbs / my etc fingers are all thumbs to be very awkward or clumsy in handling or holding things. He was so excited that his fingers were all thumbs and he dropped the cup.
have (something) at one's fingertips to know all the details of (a subject) thoroughly. He has the history of the firm at his fingertips.
have a finger in the pie / in every pie to be involved in everything that happens. She likes to have a finger in every pie in the village.
put one's finger on to point out or describe exactly; to identify. She put her finger on the cause of our financial trouble.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
fingerprint
→ بَصْمَةُ الإصْبَع otisk prstu fingeraftryk Fingerabdruck δακτυλικό αποτύπωμα huella dactilar sormenjälki empreinte digitale otisak prsta impronta digitale 指紋 지문 vingerafdruk fingeravtrykk odcisk palca impressão digital отпечаток пальца fingeravtryck ลายพิมพ์นิ้วมือ parmak izi vân tay 指纹Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
fin·ger·print
n. impresión, huella digital;
v. tomar las impresiones digitales;
___ expert → dactiloscopista.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012