Polytechnic - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Polytechnic :  (noun)

1: a technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences [syn: polytechnic institute, engineering school]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Polytechnic : \Pol`y*tech"nic\, a. [Gr. ?; poly`s many _ ? an art: cf. F. polytechnique.] Comprehending, or relating to, many arts and sciences; --
applied particularly to schools in which many branches of art and science are taught with especial reference to their practical application; also to exhibitions of machinery and industrial products.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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