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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.
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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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
EXPANDtime" is 1871; first used as a lie detector 1921.
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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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