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əˈmɛ adjective
1.
pertaining to biometry.
2.
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.
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biometric (ˌbaɪəʊˈmɛtrɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | a. relating to the analysis of biological data using mathematical and statistical methods |
| b. relating to digital scanning of the physiological or behavioural characteristics of individuals as a means of identification: biometric fingerprinting | |
| 2. | relating to the statistical calculation of the probable duration of human life |
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Biometric
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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Example sentences
Travelers looking to jet to the boarding areas will be able to cut through check-in lines using a biometric scanning system.
Several exhibited different biometric devices that would scan fingerprints and other invariant parts of a body.
If successful, the unprecedented effort would form the largest biometric database in the world.
The court decided that a new electoral roll with biometric data could indeed be ready in time.
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