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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpɒliɡɹæf/, /ˈpɒliɡɹɑːf/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-polygraph.wav Forms: polygraphs [plural]
Rhymes: -æf, -ɑːf Etymology: From poly- + -graph. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|poly|graph}} poly- + -graph Head templates: {{en-noun}} polygraph (plural polygraphs)
  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. Synonyms: lie detector
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  2. (dated) A mechanical instrument for multiplying copies of a writing, resembling multiple pantographs. Tags: dated Synonyms: manifold writer, autopen
    Sense id: en-polygraph-en-noun-8i5s6Kd- Categories (other): English terms prefixed with poly- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 17 14 9 11 13 8 13 14
  3. (archaic) A collection of different works, either by one or several authors. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-polygraph-en-noun-7Wxmi4TZ
  4. (linguistics) A group of letters that represent a single phoneme. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-polygraph-en-noun-ZwGhPaZe Categories (other): English terms prefixed with poly- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 17 14 9 11 13 8 13 14 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  5. Any group of letters treated as a single item.
    Sense id: en-polygraph-en-noun-PSjd61aE Categories (other): English terms prefixed with poly- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 17 14 9 11 13 8 13 14
  6. An author who writes on many subjects.
    Sense id: en-polygraph-en-noun-KQvlzQNS
  7. (mathematics) A multidimensional directed graph; a computad. Categories (topical): Mathematics, Pseudoscience
    Sense id: en-polygraph-en-noun-X3T1AZuL Disambiguation of Pseudoscience: 11 4 7 9 3 3 60 2 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with poly- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 17 14 9 11 13 8 13 14 Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations: polígraf [masculine] (Catalan), 測謊器 /测谎器 (caak¹ fong¹ hei³) (Chinese Cantonese), 測謊儀 /测谎仪 (caak¹ fong¹ ji⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 測謊機 /测谎机 (caak¹ fong¹ gei¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 測謊器 /测谎器 (cèhuǎngqì) (Chinese Mandarin), 測謊儀 /测谎仪 (cèhuǎngyí) (Chinese Mandarin), 測謊機 /测谎机 (cèhuǎngjī) (Chinese Mandarin), valheenpaljastin (Finnish), polygraphe [masculine] (French), détecteur de mensonges [masculine] (French), polígrafo [masculine] (Galician), Lügendetektor [masculine] (German), פּוֹלִיגְרָף (polygraf) [masculine] (Hebrew), poligráf (Hungarian), hazugságvizsgáló (Hungarian), ポリグラフ (porigurafu) (Japanese), 嘘発見器 (uso-hakkenki) (alt: うそはっけんき) (Japanese), жалған айтуды анықтау құрылғысы (jalğan aitudy anyqtau qūrylğysy) (Kazakh), 폴리그래프 (polligeuraepeu) (Korean), 거짓말 탐지기 (geojinmal tamjigi) (Korean), پلیگراف (poligerâf) (Persian), polígrafo [masculine] (Portuguese), полигра́ф (poligráf) [masculine] (Russian), дете́ктор лжи (detéktor lži) [masculine] (Russian), polígrafo [masculine] (Spanish), poligraf (Turkish)

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈpɒliɡɹæf/, /ˈpɒliɡɹɑːf/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-polygraph.wav Forms: polygraphs [present, singular, third-person], polygraphing [participle, present], polygraphed [participle, past], polygraphed [past]
Rhymes: -æf, -ɑːf Etymology: From poly- + -graph. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|poly|graph}} poly- + -graph Head templates: {{en-verb}} polygraph (third-person singular simple present polygraphs, present participle polygraphing, simple past and past participle polygraphed)
  1. (transitive) To administer a polygraph test to. Tags: transitive Related terms: truth serum, digraph, trigraph
    Sense id: en-polygraph-en-verb-FBzTzZs~ Categories (other): English terms prefixed with poly- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 17 14 9 11 13 8 13 14

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