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

The only options are remembering your login info, enabling biometric login, and allowing downloads over cellular connections. —Justin Pot, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026

And vaguely nonconsensual biometric-data collection, at least for now, seems to be a Wegmans thing. —Nora Deligter, Curbed, 6 Mar. 2026

Aurora is also proposing what is basically a copy of the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act, which adds restrictions around biometric data. —R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026

Together, these multimodal biometric resources form one of the largest structured collections of real 3D human facial data reported to date. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 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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