Polygraph

['pɒlɪgrɑːf] or ['pɑlɪɡræf]

解釋/意思:

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

杰里米整理--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) An instrument for multiplying copies of a writing; a manifold writer; a copying machine.

(n.) In bibliography, a collection of different works, either by one or several authors.

(n.) An instrument for detecting deceptive statements by a subject, by measuring several physiological states of the subject, such as pulse, heartbeat, and sweating. The instrument records these parameters on a strip of paper while the subject is asked questions designed to elicit emotional responses when the subject tries to deceive the interrogator. Also called lie detector

阿琳整理

解釋/意思:

n. an instrument for multiplying copies of a writing: a collection of different books.—adjs. Polygraph′ic -al.—n. Polyg′raphy voluminous writing: art of writing in various ciphers.

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