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ɪˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf noun
1.
an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
2.
a test using such an instrument to determine if a person is telling the truth.
3.
4.
an apparatus for producing copies of a drawing or writing.
5.
a prolific or versatile author.
verb (used with object)
6.
to test (a person) with a polygraph.
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polygraph (ˈpɒlɪˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | 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. | a device for producing copies of written, printed, or drawn matter |
| [C18: from Greek polugraphos writing copiously] | |
| polygraphic | |
| —adj | |
| poly'graphically | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
polygraph
1794, "mechanical device for making multiple copies of something written or drawn," from Gk. polygraphos "writing much," from polys "much" (see poly-) + graphos "writing," from graphein "to write." Meaning "instrument for recording several pulsations of the body at the same
time" is 1871; first used as a lie detector 1921.
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Medical Dictionary
polygraph pol·y·graph (pŏl'ē-grāf')
n.
An instrument that simultaneously records changes in physiological processes such as heartbeat, blood pressure, and respiration.
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Example sentences
The courts have long ruled polygraph findings inadmissible as evidence.
Learn how to get licensed with a polygraph machine.
If you're not willing to cooperate with a polygraph, there's really nothing they can do.
There are three divisions of criminal investigators, a polygraph unit, a computer crimes unit and intelligence unit.
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