polygraph

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.

   Lügendetektor

   полигра́фpoligráf, дете́ктор лжиdetéktor lži

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

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

3. A group of letters that represent a single phoneme.

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

5. An author who writes on many subjects.

6. A multidimensional directed graph.

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

1. Would you mind taking a polygraph test?

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2. Tom refused to take a polygraph test.

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3. Tom failed the polygraph test.

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4. Tom was given a polygraph.

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5. Sami was given a polygraph exam.

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