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

Better ways of checking who can join or use a network, such as two-step logins or biometric checks, help keep data safer. —Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025

The women-only program is the newest in the growing preventive health ecosystem, offering biometric data, strength-specific performance plans, and coaching for women. —Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 28 Oct. 2025

Choose Create a passkey and confirm with your PIN or biometric. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025

Other biometric data could also be collected. —Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 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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