biometric

adjective

bio·​met·​ric ˌbī-ō-ˈme-trik 

variants or less commonly biometrical

ˌbī-ō-ˈme-tri-kəl 

: of, relating to, or utilizing biometrics or biometry

Examples of biometric in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Instead, the biometric data collected from the photo will be used to create a numerical token that is retained by the App and fans who do opt-in to the program are also free to unenroll at any time. —Andrew Wagner, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025

The bills endorsed and sent to the floor of the House or Senate add to a significant list of measures approved in recent weeks, including one bill providing jobless benefits for strikers and another regulating the quotas and biometric surveillance of warehouse workers employed by Amazon and others. —Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025

At that time, the researchers lost access to a trove of information, including satellite imagery and biometric data tracking the identities and locations of as many as 35,000 children from Ukraine. —John Hudson The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 19 Mar. 2025

User authentication serves as a primary defense by confirming identities through passwords, tokens and biometric data. —Roshan Mahant, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1893, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for biometric

• obstetric
• symmetric
• allometric
• asymmetric
• barometric
• bathymetric
• coulometric
• cytometric
• geometric
• gravimetric
• isometric
• manometric

Medical Definition

biometric

adjective

bio·​met·​ric -ˈme-trik 

variants also biometrical

-ˈme-tri-kəl 

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 …

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