dactylogram
/dakˈtiləˌgram; -tələˌ-/ (ame, mw)
dactylogram — noun
1. a record of the tiny ridge pattern on someone's fingertip, captured as a mark or
a record of the tiny ridge pattern on someone's fingertip, captured as a mark or image and used by forensic investigators to identify a specific person.
The detective compared the dactylogram on the wine glass with samples held by the police laboratory.
compared the dactylogram (formal alternative to 'fingerprint' in forensic contexts)
Layla lifted a clear dactylogram from the kitchen door using a soft brush and fine black powder.
lifted a dactylogram (collocation describing forensic recovery)
Every dactylogram is unique, so even identical twins leave different marks on a glass or a steel knife.
Asher rolled each finger across an ink pad to record a clean dactylogram for the security check.
A single dactylogram on the safe handle led the officers to a man with an old criminal record.
- fingerprint
the everyday word; use this in normal speech and writing
- thumbprint
specifically a print from the thumb
- fingermark
a print left on a surface, especially before forensic recovery
文法句型
a dactylogram of [person]
用法筆記
Strongly formal / technical alternative to the everyday word 'fingerprint'. Used mostly in forensic reports, legal writing, and older scientific texts; in normal English conversation always say 'fingerprint'.