signaletic
signaletic adjective: related to or involving the Bertillon system of anthropometry.
Adjective
signaletic (comparative more signaletic, superlative most signaletic)
- Related to or involving the Bertillon system of anthropometry.
- The wording of the legislation was somewhat open-ended in that it authorized not only the Bertillon signaletic system, but also "any measurements, processes or operations sanctioned by the Governor in Council having the like object in view."1996, Louis A. Knafla, Criminal Justice History: An International Annual
- Pertaining to signs or signifiers.
- If the foundation of this semiotic is the forming of movement-images as a signaletic material, what is the logic of this forming?1997, D. N. Rodowick, Gilles Deleuze's Time Machine
- The production of electricity, a silent and 'invisible' production of asignifying signaletic events, cannot be accounted for in these terms.2010, Deborah Hauptmann, Cognitive Architecture: From Bio-politics to Noo-politics
Forms of signaletic
| comparative | more signaletic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most signaletic |
Questions about signaletic
- What does signaletic mean?
- Signaletic means related to or involving the Bertillon system of anthropometry.
- What part of speech is signaletic?
- Signaletic is an adjective.
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