HyperDic: identification

English > 5 senses of the word *identification*:
NOUN	act	identification, designation	the act of designating or identifying something
	communication	identification	evidence of identity
	state	identification	the condition of having the identity (of a person or object) established
	cognition	identification, recognition	the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
	attribute	identification	the attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics / characteristics of another person (or group of persons)

identification > pronunciation
Sounds	aydeh.nahfahkey'shahn; aydeh.ntahfahkey'shahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *identification*: 5 senses > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of designating or identifying something.
Synonym	designation
Narrower	diagnosis, diagnosing	identifying the nature / nature or cause of some phenomenon
Broader	determination, finding	The act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
Spanish	designación, identificación
Catalan	designació, identificació
Verbs	identify	identify as in botany or biology, for example
	identify	conceive of as united or associated
	identify	give the name or identifying characteristics / characteristics of

English > *identification*: 5 senses > noun 2, communication
Meaning	evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing.
Narrower	ballistic identification, ballistic fingerprinting, bullet fingerprinting	Identification of the gun that fired a bullet from an analysis of the unique marks that every gun makes on the bullet it fires and on the shell ejected from it
	biometric identification, biometric authentication, identity verification	The automatic identification of living individuals by using their physiological and behavioral characteristics / characteristics
	facial profiling	Identification of criminals and terrorist by means of videotapes of their faces
	fingerprint	A generic term for any identifying characteristic
	imprint	An identification of a publisher
	linguistic profiling	Using speech characteristics / characteristics or dialect to identify a speaker's race or religion or social class
	negative identification	evidence proving that you are not who you say you are not
	positive identification	evidence proving that you are who you say you are
	profiling	recording a person's behavior and analyzing psychological characteristics / characteristics in order to predict or assess their ability in a certain sphere or to identify a particular group of people
Broader	evidence	An indication that makes something evident / evident
Spanish	identificación
Catalan	identificació
Verbs	identify	give the name or identifying characteristics / characteristics of

English > *identification*: 5 senses > noun 3, state
Meaning	The condition of having the identity (of a person or object) established.
Examples	"the thief's identification was followed quickly by his arrest" "identification of the gun was an important clue"
Broader	condition, status	A state at a particular time
Verbs	identify	recognize as being
Verbs	identify	give the name or identifying characteristics / characteristics of

English > *identification*: 5 senses > noun 4, cognition
Meaning	The process of recognizing something or someone by remembering.
Synonym	recognition
Narrower	identity	The individual characteristics / characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known
Narrower	speaker identification, talker identification	Identification of a person from the sound of their voice
Broader	memory, remembering	The cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
Spanish	identificación, reconocimiento
Catalan	identificació, reconeixement
Verbs	identify	recognize as being

English > *identification*: 5 senses > noun 5, attribute
Meaning	The attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics / characteristics of another person (or group of persons).
Broader	identity, personal identity, individuality	The distinct / distinct / distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
Spanish	identificación
Catalan	identificació
Verbs	identify	consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else

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