biometric

ˌbaɪoʊˈmɛtrɪk

Definition

Definition of biometric - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

security login

TECH.

involving the measurement of physical characteristics for identification

TECH.

Biometric security systems can scan fingerprints or irises..

biometrics

lab statistics

TECH.

related to the analysis of biological data

TECH.

Biometric data is crucial in medical research.

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Expressions with biometric

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biometric passport

passport with digital data for identification

A biometric passport can speed up border control checks.

biometric authentication

automatic identification using physiological and behavioral traits

Biometric authentication is used to unlock smartphones.

biometric identification

automatic identification using unique biological traits

Biometric identification is used at the airport for security.

Origin of biometric

Greek, bios (life) + metron (measure)

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face recognition

biometrics

biometric identification by matching faces to a database

automatic face recognition

biometric

technology identifying people by their facial features

finger scan

biometric security

biometric identification using electronic fingerprint scanning

finger scanning

technology

biometric identification by scanning fingerprints electronically

fingerprint recognition

biometric id

technology identifying individuals by their fingerprints

facial recognition

technology

biometric identification by scanning a person's face

fingerprinting

adj.

biometric

involving the analysis of fingerprint patterns

genetic fingerprint

genetics

biometric identification from DNA sequence analysis

Examples of biometric in a sentence

They installed a biometric lock on the door.
Biometric systems enhance security measures.
The new phone uses biometric identification.

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French:biométrique, ...
German:biometrisch, ...
Italian:biometrico, biometrica, ...
Spanish:biométrico, de biometría, ...
Portuguese:biométrico, ...
Chinese:生物识别的, 生物特征的, ...
Japanese:生体認証, 生体認証の, ...
Arabic:حَيَوِيّ, بيومتري, ...
Hebrew:בִּיוֹמֶטְרִי, ...
Russian:биометрический, ...
Ukrainian:біометричний, ...
Hindi:बायोमेट्रिक, जैविक, ...
Bengali:বায়োমেট্রিক, জৈবিক, ...
Catalan:biomètric, relatiu a la biometria, ...
Czech:biometrický, biostatistický, ...
Danish:biometrisk, ...
Dutch:biometrisch, ...
Greek:βιομετρικός, βιολογικός, ...
Hungarian:biometrikus, biometriai, ...
Khmer:ជីវមាត្រ, ...
Korean:생체 인식의, 생물학적 데이터의, ...
Persian:زیست‌سنجی, زیستی, ...
Polish:biometryczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):biométrico, ...
Romanian:de biometrie, biometrice, ...
Swedish:biometrisk, ...
Thai:ทางชีวมิติ, ชีวมิติ, ...
Turkish:biyometrik, ...
Vietnamese:sinh trắc học, liên quan sinh học, ...

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Definition of biometric - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

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