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==English== |
==English== |
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{{wp|Polygraph (disambiguation)|lang=en}} |
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[[File:Polygraaf.PNG|thumb|chart recorder often used with a '''polygraph''' (1)]] |
[[File:Polygraaf.PNG|thumb|chart recorder often used with a '''polygraph''' (1)]] |
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[[File:1804 Jeffersons-Polygraph-Monticello Cville VA.jpg|thumb|Thomas Jefferson's '''polygraph''' copying device (2)]] |
[[File:1804 Jeffersons-Polygraph-Monticello Cville VA.jpg|thumb|Thomas Jefferson's '''polygraph''' copying device (2)]] |
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===Etymology=== |
===Etymology=== |
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{{confix|en|poly|graph |
{{confix|en|poly|graph}} |
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===Pronunciation=== |
===Pronunciation=== |
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* {{IPA|en|/ˈpɒliɡɹæf/|/ˈpɒliɡɹɑːf/}} |
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{{rfp|en}} |
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* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-polygraph.wav| |
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-polygraph.wav|a=Southern England}} |
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* {{rhymes|en|ɑːf}} |
* {{rhymes|en|æf|ɑːf|s2=3}} |
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===Noun=== |
===Noun=== |
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# {{lb|en|linguistics}} A group of [[letter]]s that represent a single [[phoneme]]. |
# {{lb|en|linguistics}} A group of [[letter]]s that represent a single [[phoneme]]. |
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# Any group of [[letter]]s treated as a single item. |
# Any group of [[letter]]s treated as a single item. |
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#* {{quote-text|en|year=2002|author=Robert Churchhouse|title=Codes and Ciphers: Julius Caesar, the Enigma, and the Internet|page=3 |
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|passage=A '''''polygraph''''' consists of an unspecified number of adjacent letters. A '''polygraph''' need not be recognisable as a word in a language but if we are attempting to decipher a message which is expected to be in English and we find the heptagraph MEETING it is much more promising than if we find a heptagraph such as DKRPIGX.}} |
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# An [[author]] who [[write]]s on many [[subject]]s. |
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# {{lb|en|mathematics}} A [[multidimensional]] [[directed]] [[graph]]; a [[computad]]. |
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====Translations==== |
====Translations==== |
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{{trans-top|device to discern if a subject is lying}} |
{{trans-top-see|device to discern if a subject is lying|lie detector}} |
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* Catalan: {{t|ca|polígraf|m}} |
* Catalan: {{t|ca|polígraf|m}} |
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* Chinese: |
* Chinese: |
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*: Cantonese: {{t |
*: Cantonese: {{t|yue|測謊器|tr=caak1 fong1 hei3}}, {{t|yue|測謊儀|tr=caak1 fong1 ji4}}, {{t|yue|測謊機|tr=caak1 fong1 gei1}} |
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*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|測謊 |
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|測謊器|tr=cèhuǎngqì}}, {{t+|cmn|測謊儀|tr=cèhuǎngyí}}, {{t+|cmn|測謊機|tr=cèhuǎngjī}} |
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* Finnish: {{t+|fi|valheenpaljastin}} |
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|valheenpaljastin}} |
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* French: {{t+|fr|polygraphe|m}}, {{t+|fr|détecteur de mensonges|m}} |
* French: {{t+|fr|polygraphe|m}}, {{t+|fr|détecteur de mensonges|m}} |
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{{trans-mid}} |
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* German: {{t+|de|Lügendetektor|m}} |
* German: {{t+|de|Lügendetektor|m}} |
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* Hebrew: [[פוליגרף|פּוֹלִיגְרָף]] (polygraf) {{g|m}} |
* Hebrew: [[פוליגרף|פּוֹלִיגְרָף]] (polygraf) {{g|m}} |
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* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|poligráf}} |
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|poligráf}}, {{t+|hu|hazugságvizsgáló}} |
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* Japanese: {{t|ja|ポリグラフ|tr=porigurafu|sc=Jpan}}, {{t|ja|嘘発見器|tr=うそはっけんき, uso-hakkenki|sc=Jpan}} |
* Japanese: {{t|ja|ポリグラフ|tr=porigurafu|sc=Jpan}}, {{t|ja|嘘発見器|tr=うそはっけんき, uso-hakkenki|sc=Jpan}} |
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* Kazakh: {{t|kk|жалған айтуды анықтау құрылғысы}} |
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* Korean: {{t|ko|폴리그래프}}, {{t+|ko|거짓말 탐지기}} |
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* Portuguese: {{t|pt|polígrafo|m}} |
* Portuguese: {{t|pt|polígrafo|m}} |
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* Russian: {{t+|ru|полигра́ф|m}}, {{t+|ru|дете́ктор лжи|m}} |
* Russian: {{t+|ru|полигра́ф|m}}, {{t+|ru|дете́ктор лжи|m}} |
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* Spanish: {{t+|es|polígrafo|m}} |
* Spanish: {{t+|es|polígrafo|m}} |
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* Turkish: {{t|tr|poligraf}} |
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====See also==== |
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* {{l|en|truth serum}} |
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===Verb=== |
===Verb=== |
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#: {{ux|en|The FBI '''polygraphed''' the suspect but learned nothing because they already knew he was lying.}} |
#: {{ux|en|The FBI '''polygraphed''' the suspect but learned nothing because they already knew he was lying.}} |
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* {{l|en|truth serum}} |
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[[Category:en:Pseudoscience]] |
[[Category:en:Pseudoscience]] |
Latest revision as of 02:30, 20 June 2024
English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1804_Jeffersons-Polygraph-Monticello_Cville_VA.jpg/220px-1804_Jeffersons-Polygraph-Monticello_Cville_VA.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]polygraph (plural polygraphs)
- A device which measures and records several physiological variables such as blood pressure, heart rate, respiration and skin conductivity while a series of questions is being asked to a subject, in an attempt to detect lies.
- Synonym: lie detector
- (dated) A mechanical instrument for multiplying copies of a writing, resembling multiple pantographs.
- Synonyms: manifold writer, autopen
- (archaic) A collection of different works, either by one or several authors.
- (linguistics) A group of letters that represent a single phoneme.
- Any group of letters treated as a single item.
- 2002, Robert Churchhouse, Codes and Ciphers: Julius Caesar, the Enigma, and the Internet, page 3:
- A polygraph consists of an unspecified number of adjacent letters. A polygraph need not be recognisable as a word in a language but if we are attempting to decipher a message which is expected to be in English and we find the heptagraph MEETING it is much more promising than if we find a heptagraph such as DKRPIGX.
- An author who writes on many subjects.
- (mathematics) A multidimensional directed graph; a computad.
Translations
[edit]device to discern if a subject is lying — see also lie detector
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Verb
[edit]polygraph (third-person singular simple present polygraphs, present participle polygraphing, simple past and past participle polygraphed)
- (transitive) To administer a polygraph test to.
- The FBI polygraphed the suspect but learned nothing because they already knew he was lying.
See also
[edit]Categories:
- English terms prefixed with poly-
- English terms suffixed with -graph
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- Rhymes:English/æf
- Rhymes:English/ɑːf
- Rhymes:English/ɑːf/3 syllables
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English dated terms
- English terms with archaic senses
- en:Linguistics
- English terms with quotations
- en:Mathematics
- English verbs
- English transitive verbs
- English terms with usage examples
- en:Pseudoscience