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fingerprint

/ˈfɪŋɡəprɪnt/noun

उच्चारण फ़िंगप्रिन्ट

अँगुली की छाप

Core word

noun
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    [C]

    a mark made by the pattern of lines on the end of a person's finger, often used to identify criminals

    अँगुली की छाप

    • fingerprint scanner
    • The officer lifted a fingerprint from the glass.
    • Each person has a unique fingerprint.
    + 2 more examples
    • The police found a clear fingerprint on the broken window.
    • You can unlock this phone with your fingerprint.

    Synonyms print thumbprint mark identity

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

fingerprint (countable noun)

Fingerprint is a countable noun; each person has ten of them, so it often appears in the plural.

'Fingerprint' countable noun है; हर व्यक्ति के दस होते हैं, इसलिए यह प्रायः बहुवचन में आता है।

  • The police found a fingerprint on the glass.
  • His fingerprints were all over the door.

fingerprint (verb)

As a verb it means to take someone's fingerprints; it takes an object.

Verb के रूप में इसका अर्थ किसी की उंगलियों के निशान लेना है; इसके साथ object आता है।

  • The officer fingerprinted every visitor at the gate.

fingerprint + noun

As a modifier it forms terms like fingerprint scanner, fingerprint lock and fingerprint test.

Modifier के रूप में यह fingerprint scanner, fingerprint lock और fingerprint test जैसे शब्द बनाता है।

  • Her phone opens with a fingerprint scanner.

leave / take / lift a fingerprint

Leave is what a person does; take or lift is what an expert does.

'Leave' व्यक्ति द्वारा छोड़ना है; 'take' या 'lift' विशेषज्ञ द्वारा निशान उठाना है।

  • The thief left no fingerprints behind.
+Collocations 5

verb + fingerprint

leavetakeliftmatchscanrecord

  • Experts lifted a clear fingerprint from the broken window.

adjective + fingerprint

clearpartialdigitaluniquegenetic

  • A partial fingerprint was enough to identify the suspect.

fingerprint + noun

scannerlocktestexpertrecordpowder

  • The office uses a fingerprint scanner to record attendance.

fingerprint + of

a criminala suspectan employeea thief

  • The fingerprint of the suspect matched the one at the scene.

figurative fingerprint

digitalgeneticuniquechemical

  • Every voice has a unique digital fingerprint.
“More examples 6
  • No two people have the same fingerprints.

किन्हीं दो लोगों की उंगलियों के निशान एक जैसे नहीं होते।

  • Radhika unlocked her phone with her fingerprint.

राधिका ने अपने फ़िंगरप्रिंट से फ़ोन खोला।

  • Aadhaar enrolment includes taking a fingerprint of every adult.

आधार पंजीकरण में हर वयस्क की उंगलियों के निशान लिए जाते हैं।

  • The detective dusted the cupboard for fingerprints.

जासूस ने अलमारी पर उंगलियों के निशान ढूँढने के लिए पाउडर छिड़का।

  • The bank may fingerprint the applicants before issuing cards.

बैंक कार्ड जारी करने से पहले आवेदकों के उंगलियों के निशान ले सकता है।

  • The new attendance machine records the fingerprint of every employee.

नई हाज़िरी मशीन हर कर्मचारी के उंगली के निशान दर्ज करती है।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ The police found his fingerprints on every windows.

✓ The police found his fingerprints on every window.

Every is followed by a singular noun.

'Every' के बाद singular noun आता है।

✗ The visitors were fingerprint at the gate.

✓ The visitors were fingerprinted at the gate.

The passive needs the past participle fingerprinted.

Passive में past participle 'fingerprinted' आता है।

≈Synonyms and antonyms
✓In the exam

General knowledge

Aadhaar uses fingerprints and iris scans (biometrics); the first fingerprint bureau was set up in Kolkata (1897).

आधार अँगुली की छाप और आँख की पुतली (biometrics) प्रयोग करता है; पहला फ़िंगरप्रिंट ब्यूरो कोलकाता में स्थापित हुआ (1897)।