polygraph
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polygraph
- /ˈpɒliɡɹæf/
- /ˈpɒliɡɹɑːf/
Rhymes with -æf, -ɑːf
Where it comes from
From poly- + -graph.
noun polygraphs
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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 posed to a subject, in an attempt to detect deception.
It used to be just a plain office with a chair and some instruments on a table. Then they got the new, fancy polygraph system.
Similar: lie detector
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A mechanical instrument for multiplying copies of a writing, resembling multiple pantographs.
Similar: manifold writer, autopen
- A collection of different works, either by one or several authors.
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A group of letters that represent a single phoneme.
Similar: multigraph
- Any group of letters treated as a single item. 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
- An author who writes on many subjects.
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A multidimensional directed graph.
Similar: computad
verb polygraphs · polygraphing · polygraphed
- To administer a polygraph test to. The FBI polygraphed the suspect but learned nothing because they already knew he was lying.
Translations
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noun device to discern if a subject is lying
| Español | polígrafo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 폴리그래프 polligeuraepeu, 거짓말 탐지기 geojinmal tamjigi |
| 日本語 | ポリグラフ porigurafu, 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 | polígrafo |
| Français | polygraphe, détecteur de mensonges |
| Deutsch | Lügendetektor |
| Русский | полигра́ф poligráf, дете́ктор лжи detéktor lži |
| עברית | פּוֹלִיגְרָף poligráf, póligraf |
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@misc{polygraph_2026,
title = {polygraph},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/polygraph},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
