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faceprint

faceprint noun: the impression left by a face pressed against a surface, such as sand, snow, or a pillow.

Noun

faceprint (plural faceprints)

  1. The impression left by a face pressed against a surface, such as sand, snow, or a pillow.
  2. A digital representation of characteristics of a face, able to be used for identification of that face.

Verb

faceprint (third-person singular simple present faceprints, present participle faceprinting, simple past and past participle faceprinted)

  1. (transitive) To record the biometric data of a subject’s face.

Forms of faceprint

Noun
pluralfaceprints
Verb
third-person singular presentfaceprints
present participlefaceprinting
past participlefaceprinted
pastfaceprinted

Origin of faceprint

From face + print.

Questions about faceprint

What does faceprint mean?
Faceprint means the impression left by a face pressed against a surface, such as sand, snow, or a pillow.
What part of speech is faceprint?
Faceprint can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of faceprint?
The plural of faceprint is faceprints.

Words near faceprint in the dictionary

  1. faceplanting
  2. faceplants
  3. faceplate
  4. faceplated
  5. faceplates
  6. faceprint
  7. faceprinted
  8. faceprinting
  9. faceprints
  10. facer
  11. facerape

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