fingerprint
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2.9
- noun
- /ˈfɪŋɡərˌprɪnt/
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- DNA sequencing uses molecular characteristics to develop "fingerprints" for genetic material found in all living organisms.
- genetic fingerprint
- compare fingerprints
- spectral fingerprint
You're seeing you're seeing Sam Raimi's fingerprints all over Doctor Strange.
- You're seeing you're seeing Sam Raimi's fingerprints all over Doctor Strange.
- So Trump's fingerprints have been all over this Epstein crap forever.
- How do you want your, your fingerprint here in the tech world to be remembered?
- So we want these nights to have their own unique fingerprint.
- So each molecule in the universe has a chemical fingerprint.
- It's that lot of bit of of, of I want to leave my fingerprint on this planet.
- And so he believes that those are definitely, you know, like fingerprints of an ancient wave guide.
- What can it help solving this fingerprint molecular fingerprint problem If we do a flyby?
- We can kind of figure out what is sort of their fingerprint.
Examples
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Every person has a learning style; it is as individual as a fingerprint.
Academic text (1996) -
Particular gases leave highly visible signatures in a planet's spectrum, like fingerprints or DNA markers.
Academic text (2007) -
I would say this has his fingerprints all over it.
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We'll have fiber and fingerprint reports by late afternoon.
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Our fingerprint teams are going over their car which was stolen from a Santa Monica parking lot.
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Just like we have unique fingerprints, we're a unique contributor to this process.
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Cancer therapy will be precisely targeted to the molecular fingerprint of the tumor.
Academic text (2001) -
Once Apple's largest supplier of mobile parts, Samsung's fingerprints on the iPhone 5 are largely absent.
Blog text (20) -
The detective found a clear fingerprint on the glass that helped solve the case.
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Each person's fingerprint is unique, making it an essential tool for law enforcement.
Synonyms
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3.7
A special style that makes a person or thing easy to recognize
22
4.9
A word, number and symbol that shows a person or thing
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4.4
A lasting change left by an event or person
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5.6
A clear feature that helps you recognize someone or something
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4.1
A lasting sign someone leaves that shows their influence
A clear feature that people notice in someone's work or appearance
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.1
A person who looks at prints left by fingers to identify people, often in police work
- Specialized
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4.5
A person who finds and compares marks left by fingers to help the police
How Identifying
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fingerprint uses the same idea of finger + print to mean a personal 'mark' or sign; saying something has someone's fingerprint means it shows their special style or influence.