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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.
2. lie detector.
3. a test using a lie detector.
v.t.
4. to test (a person) with a polygraph.
[1795–1805; < Greek polýgraphos writing much. See poly-, -graph]
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
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.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

[ˈpɒlɪgrɑːf] N → polígrafo m, detector m de mentiras
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

polygraph

[ˈpɒligrɑːf] n → détecteur m de mensonges polygraph testpolygraph test n → test m au détecteur de mensonges
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

polygraph

n (US: = lie detector) → Lügendetektor m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

polygraph

[ˈpɒlɪˌgrɑːf] n → macchina della verità
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

pol·y·graph

n. polígrafo, instrumento para obtener diversas pulsaciones arteriales y venosas simultáneamente.
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