Fingerprint Definition

fĭnggər-prĭnt
fingerprinted, fingerprinting, fingerprints
noun
fingerprints
A mark left on a surface by a person's fingertip.
American Heritage Medicine
An impression of the lines and whorls on the inner surface of the end joint of the finger, used as by the police in the identification of a person.
Webster's New World
Any characteristic or set of characteristics that distinguishes or unambiguously identifies a person or thing; signature.
Webster's New World
A DNA fingerprint.
American Heritage
A chemical fingerprint.
American Heritage Medicine
Synonyms:
verb
fingerprinted, fingerprinting, fingerprints
To take the fingerprints of.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Fingerprint

Noun

Singular:
fingerprint
Plural:
fingerprints

Origin of Fingerprint

Fingerprint Sentence Examples

  • Fred was absolutely joyous when Dean presented him with the unprocessed fingerprint card and promptly tore it into pea-size pieces.

  • Once ID and payment information are input to the scanning processor, fingerprint pictures are discarded.

  • The register has been replaced in some schools by fingerprint scanners, saving valuable time.

  • Along with the submission of the application, prospective brokers must agree to a fingerprint test to conduct a criminal background search.

  • Red Fingerprint carries the four most popular styles of the T-Tracx, as well as the T-Tracx Nascar line.

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Words Starting With

FFIFIN

Words Ending With

TNTINT

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fingerprint

Words Starting With F and Ending With T

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Word Length

11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With F11 Letter Words Ending With T