polygraph

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

1. 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.
2. (dated) A mechanical instrument for multiplying copies of a writing, resembling multiple pantographs.
3. (archaic) A collection of different works, either by one or several authors.
4. A group of letters that represent a single phoneme.
5. Any group of letters treated as a single item.
6. An author who writes on many subjects.
7. A multidimensional directed graph.

Verb

To administer a polygraph test to.

Sinónimos

detector

lie detector

Traducións

polígrafo

Polygraph

polygraphe

détecteur de mensonges

Lügendetektor

détecteur de mensonge

frequenza cardiaca

hartritme

polígrafo

ritmo cardíaco

nabız kaydeden cihaz

teksir makinası

جهاز كشف الكذب

verimli yazar

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/ˈpɒliɡɹæf/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

From poly- + -graph.