English Dictionary

polygraph

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈpɒliɡɹæf/

名詞

古風 古語

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.

日本語の意味

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。

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

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。

意味（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.

意味（2）

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

意味（3）

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

意味（4）

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

意味（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.

意味（6）

An author who writes on many subjects.

意味（7）

(mathematics) A multidimensional directed graph; a computad.

polygraphs （ plural ）