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fingerprint analysis

fingerprint analysis noun: the comparison of fingerprints left at the scene of a crime with those of suspects to provide evidence of the presence of a particular person at a particular place.

Noun

fingerprint analysis (countable and uncountable, plural fingerprint analyses)

  1. The comparison of fingerprints left at the scene of a crime with those of suspects to provide evidence of the presence of a particular person at a particular place.
    Synonyms:
    dactylography

Synonyms of fingerprint analysis

Forms of fingerprint analysis

pluralfingerprint analyses

Questions about fingerprint analysis

What does fingerprint analysis mean?
Fingerprint analysis means the comparison of fingerprints left at the scene of a crime with those of suspects to provide evidence of the presence of a particular person at a particular place.
What part of speech is fingerprint analysis?
Fingerprint analysis is a noun.
What is the plural of fingerprint analysis?
The plural of fingerprint analysis is fingerprint analyses.

Words near fingerprint analysis in the dictionary

  1. fingerposts
  2. fingerprick
  3. fingerpricks
  4. fingerprint
  5. fingerprint analyses
  6. fingerprint analysis
  7. fingerprint powder
  8. fingerprint powders
  9. fingerprint recognition
  10. fingerprintability
  11. fingerprintable

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