指纹 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- fingerprint noun The unique pattern of ridges on a fingertip, or the mark it leaves on a surface.
Senses
指纹 is used for these senses in English:
- fingerprint The natural pattern of ridges on the tips of human fingers, unique to each individual.
- fingerprint The patterns left on surfaces where uncovered fingertips have touched, especially as used to identify the person who touched the surface.
fingerprint — full definition
- noun The unique pattern of ridges on a fingertip, or the mark it leaves on a surface.
- noun A distinctive combination of features that identifies something, used more broadly than just for fingers.
- verb To record someone's fingerprints, or to uniquely identify something by its distinctive traits.