Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "polygraphy" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF POLYGRAPHY

polygraphy  [pəˈlɪɡrəfɪ] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLYGRAPHY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Polygraphy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POLYGRAPHY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Polygraph

A polygraph measures and records several physiological indices such as blood pressure, pulse, respiration, and skin conductivity while the subject is asked and answers a series of questions. The belief underpinning the use of the polygraph is that deceptive answers will produce physiological responses that can be differentiated from those associated with non-deceptive answers. The polygraph was invented in 1921 by John Augustus Larson, a medical student at the University of California at Berkeley and a police officer of the Berkeley Police Department in Berkeley, California. According to Encyclopædia Britannica, the polygraph was on its 2003 list of greatest inventions, described by the company as inventions that "have had profound effects on human life for better or worse." The efficacy of polygraphs is debated in the scientific community. In 2001, a significant fraction of the scientific community considered polygraphy to be pseudoscience. In 2002, a review by the National Academies of Science found that in populations untrained in countermeasures, polygraph testing can discriminate lying from truth telling at rates above chance, though below perfection.

Definition of polygraphy in the English dictionary

The first definition of polygraphy in the dictionary is a code. Other definition of polygraphy is the practice of deciphering a code. Polygraphy is also the writing of many works or writing on many subjects.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POLYGRAPHY


bibliography
ˌbɪblɪˈɒɡrəfɪ
biography
baɪˈɒɡrəfɪ
biostratigraphy
ˌbaɪəʊstrəˈtɪɡrəfɪ
brachygraphy
brəˈkɪɡrəfɪ
calligraphy
kəˈlɪɡrəfɪ
discography
dɪsˈkɒɡrəfɪ
epigraphy
ɪˈpɪɡrəfɪ
filmography
fɪlˈmɒɡrəfɪ
geography
dʒɪˈɒɡrəfɪ
lexigraphy
lɛkˈsɪɡrəfɪ
pasigraphy
pəˈsɪɡrəfɪ
photography
fəˈtɒɡrəfɪ
pornography
pɔːˈnɒɡrəfɪ
psaligraphy
səˈlɪɡrəfɪ
pseudepigraphy
ˌsjuːdɪˈpɪɡrəfɪ
scintigraphy
ˌsɪnˈtɪɡrəfɪ
serigraphy
səˈrɪɡrəfɪ
stratigraphy
strəˈtɪɡrəfɪ
tachygraphy
tæˈkɪɡrəfɪ
typography
taɪˈpɒɡrəfɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLYGRAPHY

polyglottism
polyglottous
Polygnotus
polygon
polygonaceous
polygonal
polygonally
polygonatum
polygonum
polygony
polygraph
polygraph test
polygrapher
polygraphic
polygraphically
polygraphist
polygynian
polygynist
polygynous
polygyny

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLYGRAPHY

angiography
cartography
choreography
chromatography
cinematography
computed tomography
computerized tomography
cryptography
crystallography
demography
gas chromatography
historiography
iconography
lithography
mammography
oceanography
orthography
radiography
tomography
topography
videography

Synonyms and antonyms of polygraphy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «polygraphy» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF POLYGRAPHY

Find out the translation of polygraphy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of polygraphy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «polygraphy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

印刷业
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

poligrafía
570 millions of speakers

English

polygraphy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Polygraphy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الطباعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полиграфия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

poligrafia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

polygraphy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

polygraphie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Poligrafi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Polygraphie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ポリグラフの利用
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

인쇄용
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Polygraphy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngành in
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

polygraphy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॉलीग्राफी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

poligrafi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

poligrafica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poligrafia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поліграфія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

poligrafie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολυγραφή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Polygraphy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

polygraphy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

polygraphy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of polygraphy

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYGRAPHY»

The term «polygraphy» is regularly used and occupies the 108.261 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Regularly used
50
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «polygraphy» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of polygraphy
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «polygraphy».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYGRAPHY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «polygraphy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «polygraphy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about polygraphy

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLYGRAPHY»

Discover the use of polygraphy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to polygraphy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Scientific Interrogation: Hypnosis, Polygraphy, ...
This book examines the advantages and disadvantages of scientific techniques of memory enhancement and lie detection.
Lawrence Taylor, 1984
2
Oxford Handbook of Neuroethics
Interestingly, polygraphy is indeed reliable when applied to na'ive subjects. The problem of classical polygraphy is that it uses arousal as a physiological marker of deception, but arousal can be affected by other mental factors (such as general  ...
Judy Illes, Barbara J. Sahakian, 2011
3
Trithemius and Magical Theology: A Chapter in the ...
To the extent that Cabala, a cornerstone of the earlier steganographical tract, continued to play an explicit role in polygraphy for Trithemius, it was primarily in its utility as a device for linguistic obfuscation. Implicitly, however, its substantive ...
Noel L. Brann, 1999
4
Athanasius Kircher: The Last Man who Knew Everything
12. Publishing. the. Polygraphy. Manuscript,. Instrument,. and. Print. in. the. Work. ofAthanasius. Kircher. NICK WILDING How did early modern intellectual and political elites view the nature and role of communication? What were the ...
Paula Findlen, 2004
5
Commercial West
BANKING ON POLICE AND POLYGRAPHY With polygraphy, banks can crack down on insider crime Charles L. Yeschke is president of Yeschke & Associates, a Minneapolis -based firm specializing in polygraphy testing and private ...
‎1988
6
The State of Security at the Department of Energy's Nuclear ...
POLYGRAPH SCREENING Many employees have expressed deep concern to Sandia's executive management and DOE about proposed polygraphy testing. In acknowledging the confusion and anxiety on this issue, I asked a group of ...
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, 2000
7
Florida State University Law Review
11 In some jurisdictions, due to steadily increasing polygraphy use, legislation controlling the polygraph has augmented attempts by polygraphists at self- regulation.1* 9. Four major theories of lie detection are summarized in Barland & Raskin, ...
‎1978
8
Critical Issues in American Psychiatry and the Law
Clinical polygraphy can assist this empirical study. There are alternative means of assessing veracity, including truth serum and hypnosis, but the evidence supports the superiority of polygraphy. Today, general and forensic psychiatrists are ...
Richard Rosner, 1985
9
West's federal supplement. [First Series.]
pert in the field of polygraphy, testified as to the scientific merit of polygraphy. Dr. Raskin has a Masters degree and a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of California at Los Angeles. Dr. Raskin has published numerous articles on ...
‎1995
10
American jurisprudence proof of facts, second series
Governmental use of polygraphy, § 6 Grand jury proceeding, polygraphy in, § 3 " Guilt complex," § 1 Hiring practices of government, regulation of polygraphy in, § 4 Hypnotic state of examinee, § 1 Impeachment of witness, use of polygraphy in,  ...
‎1977

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLYGRAPHY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term polygraphy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Successful 20th Edition of Rosupack
... Administration of Periodicals, Book Publishing and Polygraphy of the Federal Agency for Printing and Mass Communications; Evgeny Tiurin, ... «Packaging Europe, Jul 15»
2
'Business unionism' the cause of Cosatu's factional battles
... which provides, among other services, guarding, covert operations, polygraphy as well as the installation of surveillance and access control ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Jul 15»
3
World briefs
Polygraphy will be used initially to test executives in the 72 government departments that have so far signed up to a transparency pact. «Times of Malta, Jul 15»
4
Reuters Odd News Summary
Polygraphy will be used initially to test executives in the 72 government departments that have so far signed up to a transparency pact. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
5
Colombia turns to lie detectors to tackle graft
Polygraphy will be used initially to test executives in the 72 government departments that have so far signed up to a transparency pact. «Gulf Today, Jul 15»
6
QUIRKY WORLD ... Pope all dolled up as bobble head of the …
Polygraphy will be used initially to test executives in the 72 government departments that have so far signed up to a transparency pact. «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
7
No sweat? Colombia turns to lie detectors to tackle government graft
Polygraphy will be used initially to test executives in the 72 government departments that have so far signed up to a transparency pact. «Reuters, Jul 15»
8
Shashi Tharoor can refuse polygraph test
It was found in many cases where polygraphy and narco tests were conducted that the accused person had trained his mind to beat the tests. «Oneindia, Jul 15»
9
Tripura to launch polygraphy test facility
Agartala: Tripura government has decided to introduce polygraphy test lie detection machine in State Forensic Science Laboratory (SFSL) soon ... «The Shillong Times, Jun 15»
10
Greendale Forever: Ranking ALL The Episodes of Community
*Another editorial note: Just noticed Cooperative Polygraphy listed as s05e05, but it's actually episode four. More+. Reply. Flag. aalanmr. «TV.com, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Polygraphy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/polygraphy>. Jun 2026 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z