lie detector en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From lie + detector. First use appears c. 1909. See cite below.
Meanings
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(informal) A device designed to detect or indicate when a person is lying by measuring and recording several physiological variables.
It is a lie detector; with its aid one can plumb the bottomless pits of a chap's subconscious mind, and fathom all the mysteries of his subliminal ego.
1909, Charles Edmonds Walk, The Yellow Circle, page 69:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lie-detector | alternative | lexicographic | |
| lie detectors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (30)
yue 測謊器 /测谎器 (polygraph ''(informal)'') · ko 거짓말 탐지기 (polygraph ''(informal)'') · fr détecteur de mensonges (polygraph ''(informal)'') · cmn 測謊機 /测谎机 (polygraph ''(informal)'') · tr yalan makinesi (polygraph ''(informal)'') · yue 測謊儀 /测谎仪 (polygraph ''(informal)'') · fi valheenpaljastin (polygraph ''(informal)'') · fo lygnavdúkari (polygraph ''(informal)'') · pl wykrywacz kłamstw (polygraph ''(informal)'') · fo lygnkanningartól (polygraph ''(informal)'') · cmn 測謊儀 /测谎仪 (polygraph ''(informal)'') · de Lügendetektor (polygraph ''(informal)'') · ja 嘘発見器 (polygraph ''(informal)'') · da løgnedetektor (polygraph ''(informal)'') · nn lygndetektor (polygraph ''(informal)'') · pt polígrafo (polygraph ''(informal)'') · yue 測謊機 /测谎机 (polygraph ''(informal)'') · ru дете́ктор лжи́ (polygraph ''(informal)'') · nl leugendetector (polygraph ''(informal)'') · pt detector de mentiras (polygraph ''(informal)'') · nn løgndetektor (polygraph ''(informal)'') · hu hazugságvizsgáló (polygraph ''(informal)'') · sv lögndetektor (polygraph ''(informal)'') · he מְכוֹנַת אֱמֶת (polygraph ''(informal)'') · cmn 測謊器 /测谎器 (polygraph ''(informal)'') · ga brathadóir éithigh (polygraph ''(informal)'') · is lygamælir (polygraph ''(informal)'') · fa دروغسنج (polygraph ''(informal)'') · nb løgndetektor (polygraph ''(informal)'') · ru полигра́ф (polygraph ''(informal)'')