polygraph

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈpɒliɡɹæf/

Noun

dated archaic

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.

Japanese Meaning

被験者に質問を行い、その際の血圧、心拍数、呼吸、皮膚電気反応などの生理的指標を測定・記録し、嘘を検出する装置。 / いわゆる嘘発見器。

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The suspect refused to sit in front of the polygraph, insisting that he had nothing to hide.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

容疑者は嘘発見器の前に座ることを拒否し、自分には隠すことは何もないと主張した。

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Sense（1）

Sense（2）

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

Sense（3）

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

Sense（4）

(linguistics) A group of letters that represent a single phoneme.

Sense（5）

Any group of letters treated as a single item.

A polygraph consists of an unspecified number of adjacent letters. A polygraph need not be recognisable as a word in a language but if we are attempting to decipher a message which is expected to be in English and we find the heptagraph MEETING it is much more promising than if we find a heptagraph such as DKRPIGX.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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Sense（6）

An author who writes on many subjects.

Sense（7）

(mathematics) A multidimensional directed graph; a computad.

polygraphs

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