palm print
noun
variants
or less commonly palmprint
plural palm prints also palmprints
: a print of the palm of a hand : an impression of the lines and wrinkles of the palm of a hand on a surface
And one hard clue turned up: police say Steven Benson's palm print was found on a receipt for pipe like that used in the bombing.—
Newsweek
Newsweek… the texturing is the palm print of the artist's hand.—Anne Stevens
Anne StevensAlthough Oswald's right palmprint was found on the rifle's stock, someone could have left the rifle there to implicate him.—David Fisher
David Fisher
also
: an ink impression or digital image of such a print taken or made for the purpose of identification
"I'll be right over," his lawyer Watson Bryant told him. "They want your hair, they want your palm prints …" —Marie Brenner
Marie Brenner Examples of palm print in a Sentence
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During the hearings this week, police investigators involved in the case testified that authorities found Nanita’s palm print on the storage bin.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
Investigators also determined his DNA matched the sample collected from underneath Plasse's fingernails, and his palm print matched the one authorities found on the scene.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2026
Your fingerprint or palm print.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 16 Nov. 2025
Under the rule, the agency could ask for facial images, iris scans, finger and palm prints, voice prints and even DNA.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 8 Nov. 2025
Wuornos' palm print was later found on the inner door handle.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Investigators went into the woods and recovered the rifle, which is believed to have been used in the shooting, as well as a footwear impression, a palm print and forearm imprints believed to belong to the suspect.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Investigators have also collected footwear impression, a palm print and forearm imprints for analysis.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Utah Department of Public Safety Commissioner Beau Mason told reporters that investigators recovered a palm print from the roof and an imprint from a Converse shoe from the grass.
—Lauren De Young, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
Investigators also determined his DNA matched the sample collected from underneath Plasse's fingernails, and his palm print matched the one authorities found on the scene.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2026
Your fingerprint or palm print.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 16 Nov. 2025
Under the rule, the agency could ask for facial images, iris scans, finger and palm prints, voice prints and even DNA.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 8 Nov. 2025
Wuornos' palm print was later found on the inner door handle.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Investigators went into the woods and recovered the rifle, which is believed to have been used in the shooting, as well as a footwear impression, a palm print and forearm imprints believed to belong to the suspect.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Investigators have also collected footwear impression, a palm print and forearm imprints for analysis.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Utah Department of Public Safety Commissioner Beau Mason told reporters that investigators recovered a palm print from the roof and an imprint from a Converse shoe from the grass.
—Lauren De Young, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Palm print.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/palm%20print. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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