an instrument intended to indicate when a person is lying by detecting changes in his physiological characteristics.
| 单词 | θ126578 | 
| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > 			[noun]		 > a liar > machine for detecting lies (7)		 lie-detector1909 an instrument intended to indicate when a person is lying by detecting changes in his physiological characteristics. polygraph1942 Originally: †an instrument for graphically recording movements in various parts of the body, a myograph (obsolete). Now: an instrument for the… Subcategories:— 			use of			(1)		 — 			user of			(2)		 — 			examination with			(1)		 — 			recording made with			(1)		  | 
	
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