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EMPREINTE ROULEE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1986-08-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Police
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- plain impression 1, record 1, English, plain%20impression
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Why are plain impressions of friction ridges taken? As a check against the rolled impression being recorded in the proper sequence and to assist in the classification of poorly taken rolled inked impression. 1, record 1, English, - plain%20impression
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Police
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- empreinte simultanée
1, record 1, French, empreinte%20simultan%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans certaines méthodes le relevé consécutif de chaque doigt est complété par l'impression simultanée des quatre doigts de la main. Les tracés obtenus, moins complets, ne sont pas supérieurs aux précédents, mais ils permettent de contrôler si chaque empreinte roulée figure bien dans sa case convenable, et s’il n’ y a aucune confusion entre la main droite et la gauche. 1, record 1, French, - empreinte%20simultan%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-08-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Police
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- rolled fingerprint
1, record 2, English, rolled%20fingerprint
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- rolled impression 2, record 2, English, rolled%20impression
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The fingerprint should be rolled, so as to show the whole pattern from one side of the finger to the other and to bring out all deltas. 1, record 2, English, - rolled%20fingerprint
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Police
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- empreinte roulée
1, record 2, French, empreinte%20roul%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(Les deltas) n’ apparaissent que sur une empreinte roulée «d’un bord à l'autre» du doigt. 1, record 2, French, - empreinte%20roul%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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