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[[File:1804 Jeffersons-Polygraph-Monticello Cville VA.jpg|thumb|Thomas Jefferson's '''polygraph''' copying device]] |
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Revision as of 20:43, 10 October 2017
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
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parameter) Rhymes: -ɑːf
Noun
polygraph (plural polygraphs)
polygraph
- 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.
- (dated) A mechanical instrument for multiplying copies of a writing, resembling multiple pantographs.
- (archaic) A collection of different works, either by one or several authors.
- (linguistics) A group of letters that represent a single phoneme
Synonyms
- (device recording physiological measurements): lie detector
- (dated instrument for copying): manifold writer, autopen
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1804_Jeffersons-Polygraph-Monticello_Cville_VA.jpg/220px-1804_Jeffersons-Polygraph-Monticello_Cville_VA.jpg)
Translations
device to discern if a subject is lying
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See also
polygraph on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- truth serum
- digraph, trigraph etc
Verb
polygraph (third-person singular simple present polygraphs, present participle polygraphing, simple past and past participle polygraphed)
- To administer a polygraph test.
- The FBI polygraphed the suspect but learned nothing because they already knew he was lying.