biometric

[ bahy-uh-me-trik ]

/ ˌbaɪ əˈmɛ trɪk /

adjective

pertaining to biometry.

pertaining to, noting, or using a person's unique physical and other traits for the purposes of identification and security: a biometric system; biometric readers; a biometric passport.

Words nearby biometric

biomedical, biomedical engineering, biomedicine, biometeorology, biometer, biometric, biometrician, biometrics, biometry, biomicroscope, biomicroscopy

Example sentences from the Web for biometric

“People entrust firearms with their lives,” Kloepfer told me while explaining his biometric gun.

Here Come the Smart Guns: Will New Jersey Soon Have to Sell Safer Guns? |Brandy Zadrozny |September 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
There are two key advantages of biometric over biographic checks according to Verdery.

Wanna Fly? Give Us a Fingerprint. |Jacob Siegel |March 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
That isn't a "biometric" data set by any reasonable definition.

The Immigration Bill Does NOT Create a 'Biometric Database of All Adult Americans' |Justin Green |May 13, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
During the day, the crew is kept busy with biometric tests and psychological evaluations.

How Space Agencies Are Preparing for a Mission to Mars |Josh Dzieza |February 12, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

Issue all legal U.S. workers, including citizens and immigrants, a biometric ID card.

A Centrist Gets Fighting Mad |Mark McKinnon |October 13, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
It's a biometric identifier, like fingerprints or retina-scans, but it's got a lot more "collisions" than either of those.

Little Brother |Cory Doctorow
A biometric "collision" is when a measurement matches more than one person.

Little Brother |Cory Doctorow
With the progress of Mendelian research, biometric methods must be supplemented with pedigree studies.

Applied Eugenics |Paul Popenoe and Roswell Hill Johnson
In the text I have availed myself of biometric, genetic and other results impartially.

Parenthood and Race Culture |Caleb Williams Saleeby

British Dictionary definitions for biometric

biometric

/ (ˌbaɪəʊˈmɛtrɪk) /

adjective

relating to the analysis of biological data using mathematical and statistical methods
relating to digital scanning of the physiological or behavioural characteristics of individuals as a means of identificationbiometric fingerprinting

relating to the statistical calculation of the probable duration of human life

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biometric

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