biometrics

[ bahy-uh-me-triks ]

/ ˌbaɪ əˈmɛ trɪks /

noun (used with a singular verb)

Biology, Statistics. biostatistics.

biometry (def. 1).

the process by which a person's unique physical and other traits are detected and recorded by an electronic device or system as a means of confirming identity: Scanning of the human iris is a reliable form of biometrics.

Origin of biometrics

First recorded in 1900–05; biometr(y) + -ics

OTHER WORDS FROM biometrics

bi·o·met·ric, bi·o·met·ri·cal, adjectivebi·o·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby biometrics

biomedicine, biometeorology, biometer, biometric, biometrician, biometrics, biometry, biomicroscope, biomicroscopy, biomimetic, biomimetics

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Example sentences from the Web for biometrics

In the Appendix reference is made to various publications, mostly inexpensive, which deal with biometrics.
Parenthood and Race Culture|Caleb Williams Saleeby

Cultural definitions for biometrics

biometrics

The measuring and analysis of such physical attributes as facial features and voice or retinal scans. This technology can be used to define an individual's unique identity, often for security purposes.

notes for biometrics

Software is available that can match faces of individuals videotaped on the street to the picture of a suspected criminal or terrorist in a database. The use of biometrics is likely to increase in the future as security concerns become more of a priority for both governments and corporations following the September 11 attacks (2001).

单词	biometrics
释义	biometrics [ bahy-uh-me-triks ] / ˌbaɪ əˈmɛ trɪks / noun (used with a singular verb) Biology, Statistics. biostatistics. biometry (def. 1). the process by which a person's unique physical and other traits are detected and recorded by an electronic device or system as a means of confirming identity: Scanning of the human iris is a reliable form of biometrics. Origin of biometrics First recorded in 1900–05; biometr(y) + -ics OTHER WORDS FROM biometrics bi·o·met·ric, bi·o·met·ri·cal, adjectivebi·o·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby biometrics biomedicine, biometeorology, biometer, biometric, biometrician, biometrics, biometry, biomicroscope, biomicroscopy, biomimetic, biomimetics Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for biometrics In the Appendix reference is made to various publications, mostly inexpensive, which deal with biometrics. Parenthood and Race Culture\|Caleb Williams Saleeby Cultural definitions for biometrics biometrics The measuring and analysis of such physical attributes as facial features and voice or retinal scans. This technology can be used to define an individual's unique identity, often for security purposes. notes for biometrics Software is available that can match faces of individuals videotaped on the street to the picture of a suspected criminal or terrorist in a database. The use of biometrics is likely to increase in the future as security concerns become more of a priority for both governments and corporations following the September 11 attacks (2001). The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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