lie detector
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lie detector
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From lie + detector. First use appears c. 1909. See cite below.
noun lie detectors · lie-detector
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A device designed to detect or indicate when a person is lying by measuring and recording several physiological variables.
It is a lie detector; with its aid one can plumb the bottomless pits of a chap's subconscious mind, and fathom all the mysteries of his subliminal ego.
Similar: pathometer, polygraph
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noun polygraph ''(informal)''
| 한국어 | 거짓말 탐지기 geojinmal tamjigi |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 嘘発見器 uso-hakkenki |
| 中文 | 測謊器 /测谎器 cèhuǎngqì, 測謊儀 /测谎仪 cèhuǎngyí, 測謊機 /测谎机 cèhuǎngjī |
| Português | detector de mentiras, polígrafo |
| Français | détecteur de mensonges |
| Deutsch | Lügendetektor |
| Русский | дете́ктор лжи́ detéktor lží, полигра́ф poligráf |
| עברית | מְכוֹנַת אֱמֶת m'chonát emét |
Talk about this word "lie detector." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lie%20detector. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lie detector. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lie%20detector "lie detector." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lie%20detector.Cite this
@misc{lie_detector_2026,
title = {lie detector},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lie%20detector},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
