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DACTYLOSCOPIC POINT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-05-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Dactyloscopy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- minutia
1, record 1, English, minutia
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- dactyloscopic point 2, record 1, English, dactyloscopic%20point
correct
- minutiae point 3, record 1, English, minutiae%20point
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A notable event that occurs in a regular flow of papillary ridges that is subject of analysis ... (e.g. a ridge stops or starts). 2, record 1, English, - minutia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
minutia: The plural form is "minutiae." 4, record 1, English, - minutia
Record 1, Key term(s)
- minutiae
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Dactyloscopie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- minutie
1, record 1, French, minutie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- point caractéristique 2, record 1, French, point%20caract%C3%A9ristique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Point qui se situe sur le changement de continuité des lignes papillaires. 3, record 1, French, - minutie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] 12 minuties en commun sont nécessaires pour dire que deux empreintes sont identiques. 3, record 1, French, - minutie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Dactiloscopia
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- minucia
1, record 1, Spanish, minucia
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- punto característico 2, record 1, Spanish, punto%20caracter%C3%ADstico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] las minucias [...] son bifurcaciones y finales abruptos de las crestas cuyas posiciones relativas identifican unívocamente la huella [digital] junto con la posición del centro y de unas estructuras denominadas deltas. 3, record 1, Spanish, - minucia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Los puntos característicos son definidos como […] las caprichosas disposiciones que adquieren las crestas papilares en sus evoluciones y que, en las líneas dactilares, palmares y plantares conforman particularidades o detalles morfológicos durante su recorrido, adoptando diseños o dibujos de extensión y dirección variadas, pero definibles […] 2, record 1, Spanish, - minucia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Se observan en las huellas dactilares, en la palma de la mano y la planta del pie. 4, record 1, Spanish, - minucia
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