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

And on its website, the company says biometric data, like faces and fingerprints, are not collected by Flock cameras. — Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026

The computer is missing a fingerprint reader (there’s also no face-scanning camera, which means the Unibook has no biometric login option at all), but this is a corner that the MacBook Neo’s base model also cuts. — ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026

Flock Safety says its cameras focus on vehicles rather than the people inside them, don’t use facial recognition and don’t collect biometric data. — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026

According to some reports, travelers have faced long lines and even missed connecting flights as airports deal with growing pains during the transition to biometric kiosks. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 19 Aug. 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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