单词 | dactyloscopy |
释义 | dactyloscopy in British English (ˌdæktɪˈlɒskəpɪ) noun the analysis of fingerprints for the purpose of identification dactyloscopy in American English (ˌdæktəˈlɑskəpi) noun a method of studying fingerprints to establish identification Word origin [1905–10; dactylo- + -scopy]This word is first recorded in the period 1905–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cadre, jazz, persona, push-up, white list-scopy is a combining form used to form abstract action nouns corresponding to nouns withstems ending in -scope. Other words that use the affix -scopy include: arthroscopy, bioscopy, fluoroscopy, laparoscopy, tracheoscopy |
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