biometric

adjective

bio·​met·​ric ˌbī-ō-ˈme-trik How to pronounce biometric (audio)
variants or less commonly biometrical
ˌbī-ō-ˈme-tri-kəl How to pronounce biometric (audio)
: of, relating to, or utilizing biometrics or biometry

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There’s no need to remember a code and most biometric locks can store as many users as need access. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 July 2026 The research revealed that deepfakes are linked to one in every five cases of biometric fraud. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 7 July 2026 Each player swallowed a biometric tablet, about the size of a large vitamin, so that scientists could see how well his body cooled itself. — Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026 From smartwatches to even smart earrings, health trackers come in all shapes and sizes to deliver biometric data straight to that smartphone in your pocket. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for biometric

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First Known Use

circa 1893, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of biometric was circa 1893

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biometric

adjective
bio·​met·​ric -ˈme-trik How to pronounce biometric (audio)
variants also biometrical
-ˈme-tri-kəl How to pronounce biometric (audio)
1
: of or relating to biometry
the biometric analysis of infant mortality
2
: utilizing biometrics
biometric identification
: identifying individuals based on the analysis or measurement of unique physical or behavioral characteristics
Retina scanners are not the only example of biometric technology, which uses machines to identify people by their physical characteristics …—Discover

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