forensic

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /fəˈɹɛn.zɪk/ See IPA manual

Freq #6894

Meanings

1

adj
Relating to the use of science to investigate crimes and provide evidence in court.

Forensic experts examined the fingerprints found at the scene.
2

adj
Extremely careful, precise and detailed in examining something.

The journalist gave a forensic analysis of the company's accounts.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Word family

Forms forensically

Derived forms antiforensicbioforensiccyberforensicforensicallyforensicateforensicistforensicspaleoforensicphytoforensicunforensic

Related forms forensalforensicalforensive

Appears in

Phrases (1)

See all

forensic pathology
medical investigation of disease, injury, or death for legal purposes

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Latin forēnsis (“of the forum, public”) + -ic, from forum (“forum, marketplace”).

*dʰwer- Proto-Indo-European

View etymology graph ->

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

External links

# forensic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /fəˈɹɛn.zɪk/
**Frequency rank:** 6894

## Meanings
1. Relating to the use of science to investigate crimes and provide evidence in court.
2. Extremely careful, precise and detailed in examining something.

## Examples
- Forensic experts examined the fingerprints found at the scene.
- The journalist gave a forensic analysis of the company's accounts.

## Synonyms
- related

## Derived Forms
- antiforensic
- bioforensic
- cyberforensic
- forensically
- forensicate
- forensicist
- forensics
- paleoforensic
- phytoforensic
- unforensic

## Related Forms
- forensal
- forensical
- forensive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *dʰwer-

## Etymology
From Latin forēnsis (“of the forum, public”) + -ic, from forum (“forum, marketplace”).

## AI Etymology
Forensic is from Latin forēnsis (“of the forum, public”) + -ic, from forum (“forum, marketplace”). A key historical form is Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-. In present-day use, it can mean relating to the use of science to investigate crimes and provide evidence in court, or extremely careful, precise and detailed in examining something. Derived formations include antiforensic, bioforensic, cyberforensic, forensically, forensicate.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

markdown