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dactyloscopy

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˌdæktɪlˈɒskəpi/

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noun

Meaning 1

The forensic analysis and comparison of fingerprints as a means of identification of individuals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”) + σκοπέω (skopéō, “I look at”).

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: դակտիլոսկոպիա (daktiloskopia) — forensic analysis of fingerprints
  • Belarusian: дактыласкапі́я (daktylaskapíja) — forensic analysis of fingerprints
  • Catalan: dactiloscòpia — forensic analysis of fingerprints
  • Chinese Mandarin: 指紋法 /指纹法 (zhǐwénfǎ) — forensic analysis of fingerprints
  • Czech: daktyloskopie — forensic analysis of fingerprints
  • Dutch: dactyloscopie — forensic analysis of fingerprints
  • Finnish: sormenjälkitutkimus — forensic analysis of fingerprints
  • Finnish: daktyloskopia — forensic analysis of fingerprints
  • French: dactyloscopie — forensic analysis of fingerprints
  • German: Daktyloskopie — forensic analysis of fingerprints
  • Italian: dattiloscopia — forensic analysis of fingerprints
  • Japanese: 指紋鑑定 (shimon kantei) — forensic analysis of fingerprints
  • Polish: daktyloskopia — forensic analysis of fingerprints
  • Portuguese: dactiloscopia — forensic analysis of fingerprints
  • Portuguese: datiloscopia — forensic analysis of fingerprints
  • Russian: дактилоскопи́я (daktiloskopíja) — forensic analysis of fingerprints
  • Spanish: dactiloscopia — forensic analysis of fingerprints
  • Swedish: daktyloskopi — forensic analysis of fingerprints
  • Ukrainian: дактилоскопі́я (daktyloskopíja) — forensic analysis of fingerprints