detect a lie

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• Lie detector test (disambiguation) — Lie detector test may refer to: *Polygraph, a device which measures and records several physiological variables such as blood pressure, heart rate, respiration and skin conductivity in an attempt to detect stress. * Lie Detector Test, a song by… …   Wikipedia

• Lie detection — is the practice of determining whether someone is lying. Activities of the bodynot easily controlled by the conscious mind are compared under different circumstances. Usually this involves askingthe subject control questions where the answers are …   Wikipedia

• lie detector — noun 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 …   Wiktionary

• To nail a lie — Nail Nail, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nailed} (n[=a]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Nailing}.] [AS. n[ae]glian. See {Nail}, n.] 1. To fasten with a nail or nails; to close up or secure by means of nails; as, to nail boards to the beams. [1913 Webster] He is now… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Polygraph — This article is about the forensic instrument. For the automatic signing instrument, see Autopen. For the dual pen device that produces a simultaneous copy of an original while it is written in cursive writing, see Polygraph (duplicating device) …   Wikipedia

• Voice stress analysis — (VSA) technology is said to record psychophysiological stress responses that are present in human voice, when a person suffers psychological stress in response to a stimulus (question) and where the consequences may be dire for the subject being… …   Wikipedia

• Exposed (MTV series) — Infobox Television show name = Exposed caption = format = Competition, Dating runtime = approx. 0:22 (per episode) creator = executive producer = starring = only contestants country = USA network = MTV first aired = December 2006 last aired = num …   Wikipedia

• liedetector — lie detector n. A polygraph used to detect possible deception during an interrogation. * * * …   Universalium

• find someone out — detect someone in a crime or lie. → find …   English new terms dictionary

• find someone out — detect a person s offensive or immoral actions she would always find him out if he tried to lie …   Useful english dictionary

• cosmos — /koz meuhs, mohs/, n., pl. cosmos, cosmoses for 2, 4. 1. the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system. 2. a complete, orderly, harmonious system. 3. order; harmony. 4. any composite plant of the genus Cosmos, of tropical… …   Universalium