HyperDic: lie_detector

English > 1 sense of the expression lie detector:
NOUNartifactlie detectora polygraph that records bodily changes sometimes associated with lying
English > lie detector: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA polygraph that records bodily changes sometimes associated with lying.
Partsgalvanic skin response, GSR, psychogalvanic response, electrodermal response, electrical skin response, Fere phenomenon, Tarchanoff phenomenonA change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety
BroaderpolygraphA medical instrument that records several physiological processes simultaneously (e.g., pulse rate and blood pressure and respiration and perspiration)
Spanishdetector de mentiras
Catalandetector de mentides

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