Polygraph - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Polygraph :  (noun)

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

Based on WordNet 2.0

Polygraph : \Pol"y*graph\, n. [Gr. ? writing much; poly`s much, many _ ? to write: cf. F. polygraphe.] 1. An instrument for multiplying copies of a writing; a manifold writer; a copying machine.

2. In bibliography, a collection of different works, either by one or several authors. --Brande & C.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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