[Ber.til.lon system] n [Alphonse Bertillon d. 1914 Fr. criminologist] (1896): a system of identification of persons by a description based on anthropometric measurements, photographs, and notation of data (as markings, color, and thumb line impressions)
BERTILLON SYSTEM
Meaning of BERTILLON SYSTEM in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012