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pol·y·graph
(pŏl′ē-grăf′)n.
An instrument that measures the physiological responses of an individual to questions from an examiner who interprets the results as indicating the likelihood that the individual is telling or not telling the truth in giving the answers.
tr.v. pol·y·graphed, pol·y·graph·ing, pol·y·graphs
To test (a criminal suspect, for example) with a polygraph.
po·lyg′ra·pher (pə-lĭg′rə-fər), po·lyg′ra·phist (-fĭst) n.
pol′y·graph′ic adj.
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polygraph
(ˈpɒlɪˌɡrɑːf; -ˌɡræf)n
1. (Medicine) an instrument for the simultaneous electrical or mechanical recording of several involuntary physiological activities, including blood pressure, skin resistivity, pulse rate, respiration, and sweating, used esp as a would-be lie detector
2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a device for producing copies of written, printed, or drawn matter
[C18: from Greek polugraphos writing copiously]
polygraphic adj
ˌpolyˈgraphically adv
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pol•y•graph
(ˈpɒl ɪˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf)n.
1. an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
3. a test using a lie detector.
v.t. 4. to test (a person) with a polygraph.
pol`y•graph′ic (-ˈgræf ɪk) adj.
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polygraph
a lie detecting device. — polygrapher, polygraphist, n. — polygraphic, adj.
See also: Lies and Lying-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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| Noun | 1. | polygraph - a medical instrument that records several physiological processes simultaneously (e.g., pulse rate and blood pressure and respiration and perspiration) lie detector - a polygraph that records bodily changes sometimes associated with lying medical instrument - instrument used in the practice of medicine |
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polygraph
[ˈpɒligrɑːf] n → détecteur m de mensonges polygraph testpolygraph test n → test m au détecteur de mensongesCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
polygraph
n (US: = lie detector) → Lügendetektor m
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pol·y·graph
n. polígrafo, instrumento para obtener diversas pulsaciones arteriales y venosas simultáneamente.
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