On this page you'll find 8 example sentences with Bertillon. Discover synonyms such as criminologist and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Bertillon in a sentence
Synonyms of Bertillon
Using Bertillon
- Useful related words include: alphonse bertillon, criminologist.
- In the example corpus, bertillon often appears in combinations such as: alphonse bertillon, bertillon was, the bertillon.
Context around Bertillon
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bertillon
- In this selection, "bertillon" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, alphonse, weaselly, adopted, system, arnold and mathieu stand out and add context to how "bertillon" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include alphonse bertillon was a and and was bertillon s way. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bertillon" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bertillon
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In 1884, there was over 240 repeat offenders caught through the Bertillon system. (13 words)
Alphonse Bertillon was a French criminologist and founder of Anthropometry (scientific study of measurements and proportions of the human body). (20 words)
This was referred to as a “portrait parle”, or “speaking image”, and was Bertillon’s way of trying to see through criminals’ disguises. (23 words)
The place, he can see, is rotten to the core, in thrall to men such as the worm-like Major Henry (Grégory Gadebois) and the weaselly Bertillon (Mathieu Amalric), a graphologist and phrenologist who is happy to say whatever the prosecution desires. (42 words)
A number of countries and cities adopted Bertillon's system, which was based on the principle of distinguishing between general diseases and those localized to a particular organ or anatomical site, as used by the City of Paris for classifying deaths. (41 words)
The French police officer Alphonse Bertillon was the first to apply the anthropological technique of anthropometry to law enforcement, thereby creating an identification system based on physical measurements. (28 words)
Example sentences (8)
This was referred to as a “portrait parle”, or “speaking image”, and was Bertillon’s way of trying to see through criminals’ disguises.
Despite Angel Yondjo Matah's opener for Cameroon in the 31st minute, Barry Nelson's penalty equalized before Bertillon Arnold Yangana sealed victory in the 87th minute.
The place, he can see, is rotten to the core, in thrall to men such as the worm-like Major Henry (Grégory Gadebois) and the weaselly Bertillon (Mathieu Amalric), a graphologist and phrenologist who is happy to say whatever the prosecution desires.
Alphonse Bertillon was a French criminologist and founder of Anthropometry (scientific study of measurements and proportions of the human body).
A number of countries and cities adopted Bertillon's system, which was based on the principle of distinguishing between general diseases and those localized to a particular organ or anatomical site, as used by the City of Paris for classifying deaths.
He created the Bertillon System around 1879, which was a way to identify criminals and citizens by measuring 20 parts of the body.
In 1884, there was over 240 repeat offenders caught through the Bertillon system.
The French police officer Alphonse Bertillon was the first to apply the anthropological technique of anthropometry to law enforcement, thereby creating an identification system based on physical measurements.
Common combinations with bertillon
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: