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Record 1 2024-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dactyloscopy
  • Biometrics
  • Criminology
  • Police
CONT

Lakes are formed when a single friction ridge bifurcates then converges back to a single friction ridge, thus forming a generally small, elliptical shape or "lake".

OBS

Ridge characteristics: island, lake, bifurcation, ridge ending.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dactyloscopie
  • Biométrie
  • Criminologie
  • Police
OBS

Caractéristiques des crêtes : îlot, lac, bifurcation, arrêt de ligne.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Dactiloscopia
  • Biometría
  • Criminología
  • Policía
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