Crossword clues for lie detector
lie detector
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Wiktionary
n. (context informal English) A polygraph, a device which measures and records several physiological variables such as blood pressure, heart rate, respiration and skin conductivity while a series of questions is being asked to a subject, in an attempt to detect lies.
WordNet
n. a polygraph that records bodily changes sometimes associated with lying
Wikipedia
Lie Detector is a television series broadcast in 2005 on Pax TV. Hosted by Rolonda Watts with assistance from polygraph administrator Dr. Ed Gelb, the show claims to "[examine] the truth behind real-life stories ripped from the headlines." It premiered on March 8, 2005 and ended after one season.
Its first episode featured a polygraph examination of Paula Jones, a woman who had accused Bill Clinton of sexual harassment.
Lie detector is the popular term for a polygraph, a device that measures and records physiological indices, under the belief that these are useful for lie detection.
Lie Detector may also refer to:
- Silent Talker Lie Detector, an alternative to the polygraph, invented between 2000 and 2002
- Lie Detector (TV series), a 2005 show on PAX TV
- "Lie Detector" (song), a song by Reverend Horton Heat from Space Heater
- "Lie Detector", a song by the Dead Kennedys from Bedtime for Democracy
- Lie Detector (board game), a 1960 board game originally published by Mattel.
Usage examples of "lie detector".
His brain, educated in accepting things as they were, had already adjusted to the fact that a lie detector didn't lie.
And you'll do all that while you're within range of the lie detector.
But Welk will now place the pickup of a lie detector at your feet.
Everyone knew what Pagadan could do to a lie detector, and as for the other—.