Polygraph

Word POLYGRAPH
Character 9
Hyphenation pol y graph
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Polygraph"

What do we mean by polygraph?

An instrument that measures the physiological responses of an individual to questions from an examiner who interprets the results as indicating the likelihood that the individual is telling or not telling the truth in giving the answers. noun

To test (a criminal suspect, for example) with a polygraph. transitive verb

An instrument for multiplying copies of a writing; a gelatin copying-pad. noun

An author of many works. noun

A collection of different works written either by one or by different authors; a book containing articles or treatises on different subjects. noun

A modified form of sphygmograph by which two or more tracings can be taken simultaneously. noun

An instrument for multiplying copies of a writing; a manifold writer; a copying machine. noun

In bibliography, a collection of different works, either by one or several authors. noun

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. noun

An mechanical instrument for multiplying copies of a writing, resembling multiple pantographs. noun

A collection of different works, either by one or several authors. noun

To administer a polygraph test. verb

A medical instrument that records several physiological processes simultaneously (e.g., pulse rate and blood pressure and respiration and perspiration) noun

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.

A mechanical instrument for multiplying copies of a writing, resembling multiple pantographs.

A collection of different works, either by one or several authors.

A group of letters that represent a single phoneme.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Polygraph

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The word "polygraph" in example sentences

And to ask someone to take a polygraph is a major thing, but she said she was willing to do it. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A Mr. Hawkins of Frankford, near Philadelphia, has invented a machine which he calls a polygraph, and which carries two, three, or four pens. ❋ Unknown (1760)

As Radford later described his work — in polygraph tests, sworn testimony, and interviews with historians and journalists — he spent 13 months illegally obtaining NSC documents and turning them over to his superiors, with the understanding that the two admirals were, in turn, funneling the materials to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs and other top uniformed commanders. ❋ Unknown (2008)

a machine, which he calls a polygraph, and which carries two, three, or four pens. ❋ Thomas Jefferson (1784)

For the closest relative that TV has among other machines is not the cinema projector or computer, but the polygraph, aka the lie detector. ❋ ROBERT ROWLAND SMITH (2010)

GRACE: When you tell a judge your client passed a polygraph, that is it, you said. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I think the polygraph is a better investigative tool. ❋ Unknown (2009)

NEJAME: Well, I think, in your experience and background, as you have said before, the strength of the polygraph is the strength of the person administering it. ❋ Unknown (2009)

My suggestion is that we add to the camera and microphone another scientific device called the polygraph, which records emotional content in answering questions. ❋ Unknown (2008)

CALLER: Well, you touched on the polygraph, which is what I was originally going to ask. ❋ Unknown (2007)

REM: Nancy, as you ` ve said many times on the air yourself, a polygraph is a machine of questionable accuracy. ❋ Unknown (2007)

I think a polygraph is a better method, a better investigative tool. ❋ Unknown (2006)

As you ` re probably aware, a good portion of what happens at the polygraph is the pre-polygraph interview. ❋ Unknown (2006)

And giving her fiance a polygraph is the way to go, and everyone else around her, in trying to determine what could have happened to this lovely lady. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Then the next day during a polygraph is the way Susan Candiotti is explaining it to me, and I think she ` s absolutely correct, he broke down and started telling police what happened. ❋ Unknown (2005)

I mean, keep in mind, for people who don ` t know, I mean, a polygraph is a mere investigatory tool for the police department. ❋ Unknown (2005)

WASDEN: The polygraph is a useful investigative tool. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Now as a young -- or I mean, as any prosecutor or any investigator would look at that and say -- in a case when maybe it's an inside job, and maybe somebody has an inconclusive polygraph, which is what we're hearing ... ❋ Unknown (2002)

CURRAN: No, in this particular case, this is a criminal investigation, a polygraph is a voluntary process. ❋ Unknown (2000)

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