dactyloscopy

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌdæktɪlˈɒskəpi/

Noun

dactyloscopy (uncountable)

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

Translations

forensic analysis of fingerprints

• Armenian: դակտիլոսկոպիա (hy) (daktiloskopia)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 指紋法／指纹法 (zh) (zhǐwénfǎ)

• Czech: daktyloskopie (cs) f
• Dutch: dactyloscopie (nl) f
• Finnish: sormenjälkitutkimus, daktyloskopia (fi)
• French: dactyloscopie (fr) f
• German: Daktyloskopie (de) f
• Italian: dattiloscopia f
• Japanese: 指紋鑑定 (しもんかんてい, shimon kantei)
• Polish: daktyloskopia (pl) f
• Portuguese: dactiloscopia (pt) f, datiloscopia (pt) f
• Russian: дактилоскопи́я (ru) f (daktiloskopíja)
• Spanish: dactiloscopia (es) f
• Swedish: daktyloskopi c