Poly Vocabulary Terms

Polychromatic (adj)
- Definition: Having many different colors.
Polyclinic (n)
- Definition: A hospital that treats many different kinds of diseases.
Polydactyl (adj)
- Definition: Having many fingers or toes (more than the normal number).
Polyglot (n)
- Definition: A person who knows how to speak, read, or write many languages.
Polygon (n)
- Definition: A closed plane figure with many straight lines that connect.
Polygraph (n)
- Definition: A machine that writes down many different changes in the body while the person answers questions; commonly known as a lie detector test.
Polyhedron (n)
- Definition: A solid figure with many sides, such as a pyramid.
Polymorphous (adj)
- Definition: Having or assuming many different forms.
Polysyllabic (adj)
- Definition: Having many syllables.
Polytheism (n)
- Definition: The belief in many different gods.

Poly-
- Meaning: Many
- Examples: Polychromatic, polyclinic, polydactyl, polyglot, polygon, polygraph, polyhedron, polymorphous, polysyllabic, polytheism.