Fingerprint
01
fingeravtryck, fingerspår
a mark made by the unique pattern of lines on the tip of a person's finger, can be used to find out who has committed a crime
Exempel
Detectives found a clear fingerprint on the window sill, leading to the identification of the burglar.
Detektiver hittade ett tydligt fingeravtryck på fönsterbrädet, vilket ledde till identifieringen av inbrottstjuven.
Forensic experts lifted several fingerprints from the crime scene for analysis.
Rättsexperter lyfte flera fingeravtryck från brottsplatsen för analys.
02
a mark or smudge left by a finger, often dirty or accidental
Exempel
There was a fingerprint on the freshly painted wall.
She wiped away the fingerprint from the window.
03
any feature, trait, or mark that uniquely identifies a person, object, or phenomenon
Exempel
His writing style left a fingerprint on the article.
The genetic sequence is a fingerprint for species identification.
to fingerprint
01
to record or take an impression of a person's fingerprints for identification
Exempel
The police fingerprinted all suspects at the station.
She was fingerprinted during the background check.
