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- [fing-ger-print]
- /ˈfɪŋ gərˌprɪnt/
- /ˈfɪŋ.ɡə.prɪnt/
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- [fing-ger-print]
- /ˈfɪŋ gərˌprɪnt/
Definitions of fingerprint word
- noun fingerprint an impression of the markings of the inner surface of the last joint of the thumb or other finger. 1
- noun fingerprint such an impression made with ink for purposes of identification. 1
- noun fingerprint any unique or distinctive pattern that presents unambiguous evidence of a specific person, substance, disease, etc. 1
- verb with object fingerprint to take or record the fingerprints of. 1
- noun fingerprint An impression or mark made on a surface by a person's fingertip, especially as used for identifying individuals from the unique pattern of whorls and lines. 1
- noun fingerprint mark left by fingertip 1
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Origin of fingerprint
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60; finger + print
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Parts of speech for Fingerprint
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fingerprint popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
fingerprint usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fingerprint
noun fingerprint
- identify — to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of: to identify handwriting; to identify the bearer of a check.
- dab — DAB is the transmission of digital stereo over conventional radio channels. DAB is an abbreviation for 'digital audio broadcasting'.
- mark — Marcus Alonzo ("Mark") 1837–1904, U.S. merchant and politician: senator 1897–1904.
- dactylogram — a fingerprint
- print — to produce (a text, picture, etc.) by applying inked types, plates, blocks, or the like, to paper or other material either by direct pressure or indirectly by offsetting an image onto an intermediate roller.
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