polygraphe
French, noun/pɔ.li.ɡʁaf/
polygraphe is spelled P-O-L-Y-G-R-A-P-H-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 64,346th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Polygraphe is a French masculine noun meaning “polygraph (device to discern if a subject is lying)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Auteur qui écrit sur plusieurs matières”.
What does polygraphe mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepolygraph (device to discern if a subject is lying)
- 2
masculinepolygraph (all other senses referring to objects)
noun
- 1
femininemasculinepolygraph (author who writes on multiple subjects)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Auteur qui écrit sur plusieurs matières. 2. Qui traite de plusieurs sujets sans les maîtriser, en parlant de journalistes. 3. Personne qui, avec l’aide d’un ordinateur, compose, organise du texte et des images avant son impression.
noun: 1. Appareil électronique qui enregistre plusieurs valeurs physiologiques ; il est parfois utilisé comme détecteur de mensonges.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of polygraphe
- polygraphes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce polygraphe?
- /pɔ.li.ɡʁaf/
- \pɔ.li.ɡʁaf\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to polygraphe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is polygraphe in French?
polygraphe appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).