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

Students may need them for medication reminders or biometric monitoring, and many assignments can benefit from camera or translation functions. — Paul Jester, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

Salgado Araujo had biometric scan and fingerprints done earlier this year, his son said, and had carefully studied what to do if ICE pulled him over. — ABC News, 8 July 2026

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 cameras don’t collect driver information or biometric data and don’t use facial recognition, according to the company. — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026

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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