dactylography

[ dak-tuh-log-ruh-fee ]

/ ˌdæk təˈlɒg rə fi /

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noun

the study of fingerprints for purposes of identification.

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Origin of dactylography

First recorded in 1880–85; dactylo- + -graphy

OTHER WORDS FROM dactylography

dac·ty·log·ra·pher, noundac·ty·lo·graph·ic

[dak-tuh-luh-graf-ik], /ˌdæk tə ləˈgræf ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby dactylography

dactyl, dactylic, dactylitis, dactylo-, dactylogram, dactylography, dactylology, dactylomegaly, dactyloscopy, -dactylous, dactylus

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How to use dactylography in a sentence

For those who wish to study dactylography, the apparatus is neither complicated nor expensive.
Dactylography|Henry Faulds

British Dictionary definitions for dactylography

dactylography

/ (ˌdæktɪˈlɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun

mainly US the scientific study of fingerprints for purposes of identification

Derived forms of dactylography

dactylographer, noundactylographic (dækˌtɪləˈɡræfɪk), adjective

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Medical definitions for dactylography

dactylography

[ dăk′tə-lŏg′rə-fē ]

The study of fingerprints as a method of identification.