Security experts believe Apple’s fingerprint scanning technology senses whether a digit is attached to a living human, so severed phalanges should prove unsuccessful for unlocking a stolen iPhone.
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Phalanges
/ˈfeɪlænd͡ʒɪz/
Synonyms for "phalanges" (5 found)
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Noun(2 words)
digit bonedigit bones
Related words (2)
Noun(2 words)
finger bonestoe bones
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More general
2 entriesboneskeletal element
More specific
3 entriesdistal phalanxmiddle phalanxproximal phalanx
Collocations
6 entriesdistal phalanxfinger boneshand phalangesmiddle phalanxproximal phalanxtoe bones
Derivations
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