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polygraph.

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 posed to a subject, in an attempt to detect deception.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɒliɡɹæf//ˈpɒliɡɹɑːf/
  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 posed to a subject, in an attempt to detect deception.

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

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

    archaic
  4. A group of letters that represent a single phoneme.

  5. Any group of letters treated as a single item.

  6. An author who writes on many subjects.

  7. A multidimensional directed graph.

Where this word comes from

From poly- + -graph.

verb/ˈpɒliɡɹæf//ˈpɒliɡɹɑːf/
  1. To administer a polygraph test to.

    transitive
    The FBI polygraphed the suspect but learned nothing because they already knew he was lying.
Where this word comes from

From poly- + -graph.

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