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

Clear Secure has moved beyond biometric airport screening to become one of the preeminent digital identity platforms that is making verification secure and simple. — Justin Zacks, CNBC, 21 July 2026

Notably, only about 11% of commercially available devices have been validated for even one biometric outcome. — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Those requests will be subject to background checks, biometric screening and fraud reviews. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 20 July 2026

Claude access is granted per task, and 1Password says its users can approve or deny each request with a single biometric prompt. — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 16 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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