videofitnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈvɪd.i.əʊ.fɪt/us/ˈvɪd.i.oʊ.fɪt/UKa picture of the face of a person who police think might have committed a particular crime, produced electronically by combining pictures of different eyes, noses, mouths, etc. and based on descriptions of the person given by people who saw the crime happen:
The police have issued a videofit of the suspect.
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