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DOUBLE-LOOP WHORL [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dactyloscopy
  • Police
DEF

A fingerprint pattern consisting of two separate and distinct loop formations surrounding or overlapping one another, two sets of shoulders, one for each loop, and two deltas.

Key term(s)
  • double loop whorl pattern
  • double-loop
  • double-loop pattern

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dactyloscopie
  • Police
OBS

Les volutes doubles ou doubles boucles sont constituées de deux groupes de boucles à courbure très accentuée et se déroulant dans des directions opposées, donnant ainsi l'aspect d'un [«S»] dessiné à l'endroit ou à l'envers.

Key term(s)
  • volute double
  • double boucle

Spanish

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