ˈlie deˌtector BrE AmE noun [countable]
a piece of equipment used especially by the police to check whether someone is lying, by measuring sudden changes in their heart rate SYN polygraph :
He was asked to take a lie detector test.
ˈlie deˌtector BrE AmE noun [countable]
a piece of equipment used especially by the police to check whether someone is lying, by measuring sudden changes in their heart rate SYN polygraph :
He was asked to take a lie detector test.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012