Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eigenfinger

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: eigen-fin-ger
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The eigenmap that provides a biometric description of a finger.

Example Sentences

"Ribaric et. al. [5] proposed a biometric identification system by extracting the eigenpalm and eigenfinger features from subimages of palm and fingers."

Etymology

From eigen- + finger.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: eigen

Inflected Forms

eigenfingers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

eigenpalm

Questions

What does eigenfinger mean?: The eigenmap that provides a biometric description of a finger.
Where does eigenfinger come from?: From eigen- + finger.

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