biometric

English

Etymology

From bio- +‎ -metric, or biometry +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌbaɪ.oʊˈmɛt.ɹɪk/

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Adjective

biometric (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, or using biometrics.

   Alternative form: biometrical

2. Of or relating to biometry.

   Alternative form: biometrical

Derived terms

• biometrically
• biometric passport
• chronobiometric
• multibiometric
• nonbiometric
• unibiometric

Related terms

• bioscientific
• biotechnological

Translations

of, relating to, or using biometrics

• Armenian: կենսաչափական (kensačʻapʻakan)
• Bulgarian: биометричен (biometričen)
• Catalan: biomètric
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Danish: biometrisk
• Dutch: biometrisch (nl)
• Faroese: lívmátiligur
• Finnish: biometrinen (fi)
• German: biometrisch (de)
• Irish: bithmhéadrach
• Māori: ine-koiora
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: biometrisk

  Nynorsk: biometrisk

• Polish: biometryczny (pl)
• Portuguese: biométrico
• Russian: биометри́ческий (ru) (biometríčeskij)
• Ukrainian: біометри́чний (biometrýčnyj)

of or relating to biometry

• Polish: biometryczny (pl)

Noun

biometric (plural biometrics)

1. A metric that measures a biologic characteristic.

   Hypernyms: metric, measure, measurement, variable

Related terms

• bioscience
• biotechnology