Fingerprints

3. fingerprint three-dimensional fingerprint made in soft material such as clay, soap, or putty
4. an impression left on any surface that consists of patterns made by the ridges on a finger
6. concealed fingerprint made visible through the use of powders or forensic techniques
7. fingerprint pattern that resembles a bull’s-eye
8. count number of ridges between the center of a delta and the core of a loop
11. fingerprint pattern in which the ridge pattern flows inward and returns in the direction of the origin
12. triangular ridge pattern
14. pattern recognizable pattern of the ridges found in the end pads of fingers that form lines on the surfaces of objects in a fingerprint; they fall into three categories: arches, loops, and whorls

1. combination of details in the shapes and positions of ridges in fingerprints that makes each unique
2. visible fingerprint produced when fingers coated with blood, ink, or some other substance touch a surface and transfer their print to that surface
5. FBI-developed national database of more than 76 million criminal fingerprints and criminal histories
9. center of a loop
10. card form used to record and preserve a person’s fingerprints
13. fingerprint pattern in which the ridge pattern originates from one side of the print and continues to the other side