What is the "POLY" in polygraph?

[KevinP73]

I can't find it anywhere.

[the]

Ummm, "many?"

[Moses]

"poly" means "many". A polygraph measures many things; heart rate, galvanic skin response and some other stuff, I think.

[KevinP73]

Ok...is that Latin? Greek?

[the]

From the Greek; polus = "much"

Would you like to hear it used in a sentence?

[KevinP73]

no thanks, that part I already got.

[Nathans_Dad]

Like polygamy....

Poly=many

gamy=headaches

[Porsche-O-Phile]

Kind of like:

poli (or poly) = many
tics = tiny disease-ridden, blood-sucking insects

[Drdogface]

Tough crowd...

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile

Kind of like:

poli (or poly) = many
tics = tiny disease-ridden, blood-sucking insects

Now it all makes sense

[WI wide body]

It's kinda like when Steve Martin was hosting the Academy Awards and he got to the "Cinematography" category. He said, okay folks this is an important award...we all know what cinama is...and tography........................................

And he walked off.

[DARISC]

It also pays to listen closely to words. Once, when a new girlfriend told me she was a thespian, I got all excited, suggested a threesome and she dumped me.

[alf]

Originally Posted by the

From the Greek; polus = "much"

Would you like to hear it used in a sentence?

LOL Reminds me of my Big Fat Greek Wedding

I watched that at my dentist's and almost got my gums polished from laughing in the midst of a polish.

[kstar]

Polyflatus?

[masraum]

Main Entry:
poly-
Function:
combining form
Etymology:
Greek, from polys; akin to Old High German filu many, Sanskrit puru, Latin plenus full — more at full

1: many : several : much : multi- 2 a: containing an indefinite number more than one of a (specified) substance b: polymeric : polymer of a (specified) monomer


If you search for "prefix poly" it's really easy to find.

poly is a common prefix
polytheism, polygamy, polymorphic, polydactyl, etc....

[Sapporo Guy]

found this last night and forgot to post

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=polygraph

polygraph Look up polygraph at Dictionary.com
1794, "mechanical device for making multiple copies of something written or drawn," from Gk. polygraphos "writing much," from polys "much" (see poly-) + graphos "writing," from graphein "to write." Meaning "instrument for recording several pulsations of the body at the same time" is 1871; first used as a lie detector 1921.

[LakeCleElum]

You have the right to remain silent!!!!!!!