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biometric

adjective bio·met·ric \ˌbī-ō-ˈme-trik\

Definition of BIOMETRIC

:  of, relating to, or utilizing biometrics or biometry

Variants of BIOMETRIC

bio·met·ric also bio·met·ri·cal \-tri-kəl\
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First Known Use of BIOMETRIC

1901

Rhymes with BIOMETRIC

astrometric, barometric, decametric, dekametric, diametric, dissymmetric, geometric, hypermetric, hypsometric, isometric, optometric, parametric, photometric, psychometric, telemetric, volumetric

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