Graphanalysis

/ɡræfəˈnæləsɪs/ noun

Definition

The study and analysis of handwriting to determine characteristics of the writer's personality, mental state, or authenticity of documents; also called graphology.

Etymology

From Greek 'graphe' (writing) plus 'analysis' (breaking down into parts), coined in the 19th century as a pseudo-scientific discipline claiming handwriting reveals personality traits.

Kelly Says

While graphanalysis is still used in document forensics for fraud detection, the personality-reading aspect has been debunked—but it's surprisingly accurate for spotting forged signatures because people can't fake their automatic muscle memory under pressure.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ግራፍ ምርጫ
gra-af mir-cha
ARالعربية
تحليل الرسوم البيانية
tah-lil ar-rasm bi-y-ani-ya
BNবাংলা
গ্রাফ বিশ্লেষণ
gra-f bi-shle-shan
CACatalà
anàlisi de gràfics
a-na-li-si deh gra-fi-ks
CSČeština
analýza grafů
an-a-li-za gra-fu
DADansk
grafisk analyse
gra-fis-k an-a-li-se
DEDeutsch
Graphenanalyse
gra-fen-an-a-li-se
ELΕλληνικά
έρευνα γραφημάτων
e-re-u-na gra-fi-mat-on
ESEspañol
análisis de gráficos
an-a-li-sis deh gra-fi-kos
FAفارسی
تجزیه و تحلیل نمودارها
ta-j-zi-ye va ta-h-li-l no-me-da-ra-ha
FISuomi
graafianalyysi
graa-fi-an-a-li-y-si
FRFrançais
analyse de graphiques
an-a-li-se deh gra-fi-ke
GUGU
ગ્રાફ વિશ્લેષણ
gra-af vi-shle-shan
HAHA
binciken shaf
bin-ci-ken shaf
HEעברית
ניתוח גרפים
ni-to-ach gra-fim
HIहिन्दी
ग्राफ विश्लेषण
gra-af an-a-li-sis
HUMagyar
grafvizsgálat
gra-f-viz-ga-la-t
IDBahasa Indonesia
analisis grafik
an-a-li-sis gra-fik
IGIG
ịgba ụkpụrụ
i-gba uk-pu-ru
ITItaliano
analisi di grafici
an-a-li-si deh gra-fi-ki
JA日本語
グラフ分析
gu-ra-fu an-a-ri-su
KKKK
графика талдау
gra-fi-ka tal-dau
KMKM
ការវិភាគរូប
ka-ar vi-bi-a-k ro-op
KO한국어
그래프 분석
geu-rae-peu an-su-neun
MRMR
ग्राफ विश्लेषण
gra-af an-a-li-sis
MSBahasa Melayu
analisis grafik
an-a-li-sis gra-fik
MYမြန်မာ
ပြဇာပ် စစ်ဆေး
pyi-za-pa-t sit-say
NLNederlands
graficanalyse
gra-fi-ka-na-li-se
NONorsk
grafisk analyse
gra-fis-k an-a-li-se
PAPA
ਗ੍ਰਾਫ Phan-ti-sis
gra-af phan-ti-sis
PLPolski
analiza grafów
a-na-li-za gra-fow
PTPortuguês
análise de gráficos
an-a-li-se deh gra-fi-kos
RORomână
analiza grafică
an-a-li-za gra-fi-ca
RUРусский
анализ графиков
a-na-li-z gra-fi-kov
SVSvenska
grafanlysning
gra-fa-n-ly-s-ning
SWKiswahili
chambuzi wa grafu
cha-m-bu-zi wa gra-fu
TAதமிழ்
வரைகலை பகுப்பாய்வு
vara-i-kai pa-ku-pa-ai-vu
TEతెలుగు
గ్రాఫ్ విశ్లేషణ
gra-ff vi-shle-shan
THไทย
การวิเคราะห์กราฟ
gaan wi-ra-e-han gra-f
TLTL
pag-a-aral ng mga grapiko
pa-ga-a-ral ng mga gra-pi-ko
TRTürkçe
grafik analizi
gra-fik an-a-li-zi
UKУкраїнська
аналіз графіків
ana-li-z gra-fi-kiv
URاردو
گراف विश्लेषण
gra-f an-a-li-sis
VITiếng Việt
phân tích đồ thị
phan-tich do-thi
YOYO
àṣàpọ̀ ìṣẹ̀ ìṣẹ́
a-ṣa-po i-ṣe i-ṣe
ZH中文
图形分析
tú xíng fēn xī
ZUZU
ikhundla leziphutho
i-khun-dla le-zi-phu-tho

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