minutia n : a small or minor detail; "he had memorized the many minutiae of the legal code" [also: minutiae (pl)]minutiae See minutia

English

Alternative spellings

• minutiæ

Noun

minutiae p

1. Plural of minutia

Minutiae, in fingerprinting terms, are the points of interest in a fingerprint, such as bifurcations (a ridge splitting into two) and ridge endings. Examples are:

• ridge endings - a ridge that ends abruptly
• ridge bifurcation - a single ridge that divides into two ridges
• short ridges, island or independent ridge - a ridge that commences, travels a short distance and then ends
• ridge enclosures - a single ridge that bifurcates and reunites shortly afterward to continue as a single ridge
• spur - a bifurcation with a short ridge branching off a longer ridge
• crossover or bridge - a short ridge that runs between two parallel ridges

Minutiae also refers to any small or otherwise incidental detail.

External links

• Friction Ridge Skin

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