Webster's Dictionary 1913

6076

Polymerous

Po‐lym″er‐ous (?), a. 1. (Bot.) Having many parts or members in each set. Gray.2. (Chem.) Polymeric.

6077

Polymnia

Po‐lym″ni‐a (?), n. See Polyhymnia.

6078

Polymnite

Pol″ym‐nite (?), n. [Gr. � full of moss; πολύσ much + � moss.] (Min.) A stone marked with dendrites and black lines, and so disposed as to represent rivers, marshes, etc.

6079

Polymorph

Pol″y‐morph (?), n. [Gr. � multiform; πολύσ many + μορφή form: cf. F. polymorphe.] (Crystallog.) A substance capable of crystallizing in several distinct forms; also, any one of...

6080

Polymorphic

Pol′y‐mor″phic (?), a. Polymorphous.

6081

Polymorphism

Pol′y‐mor″phism (?), n. 1. (Crystallog.) Same as Pleomorphism.2. (Biol.) (a) The capability of assuming different forms; the capability of widely varying in form. (b) Existence ...

6082

Polymorphosis

‖Pol′y‐mor‐pho″sis (?), n. [NL. See Poly-, and Morphosis.] (Zoöl.) The assumption of several structural forms without a corresponding difference in function; — said of sponges, ...

6083

Polymorphous

Pol′y‐mor″phous (?), a. 1. Having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles; as, a polymorphous author. De Quincey.2. (Biol.) Having, or occurring in, several dist...

6084

Polymorphy

Pol″y‐mor′phy (?), n. Existence in many forms; polymorphism.

6085

Polymyodæ

‖Pol′y‐my″o‐dæ (?), n. pl. [NL. See Polymyoid.] (Zoöl.) Same as Oscines.

6086

Polymyodous

Pol′y‐my″o‐dous (?), a.(Zoöl.) Polymyoid.

6087

Polymyoid

Po‐lym″y‐oid (?), a. [Poly- + Gr. �, �, muscle + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Having numerous vocal muscles; of or pertaining to the Polymyodæ.

6088

Polyneme

Pol″y‐neme (?), n. [Poly- + Gr. � thread.] (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of tropical food fishes of the family Polynemidæ. They have several slender filaments, often very ...

6089

Polynemoid

Pol′y‐ne″moid (?), a. [Polyneme + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the polynemes, or the family Polynemidæ.

6090

Polynesian

Pol′y‐ne″sian (?), a. Of or pertaining to Polynesia (the islands of the eastern and central Pacific), or to the Polynesians.

6091

Polynesians

Pol′y‐ne″sians (?), n. pl.; sing. Polynesian. (Ethnol.) The race of men native in Polynesia.

6092

Polynia

Po‐lyn″i‐a (?), n. [Russ. poluineia a warm place in water, i.e., a place which does not freeze.] The open sea supposed to surround the north pole. Kane.

6093

Polynomial

Pol′y‐no″mi‐al (?), n. [Poly- + -nomial, as in monomial, binomial: cf. F. polynôme.] (Alg.) An expression composed of two or more terms, connected by the signs plus or minus; as...

6094

Polynomial (2)

Pol′y‐no″mi‐al, a. 1. Containing many names or terms; multinominal; as, the polynomial theorem.2. Consisting of two or more words; having names consisting of two or more words; ...

6095

Polynuclear

Pol′y‐nu″cle‐ar (?), a. [Poly- + nuclear.] (Biol.) Containing many nuclei.

6096

Polynucleolar

Pol′y‐nu‐cle″o‐lar (?), a. [Poly- + nucleolar.] (Biol.) Having more than one nucleolus.

6097

Polyommatous

Pol′y‐om″ma‐tous (?), a. [Poly- + Gr. �, �, the eye.] Having many eyes.

6098

Polyonomous

Pol′y‐on″o‐mous (?), a. [Poly- + Gr. �, �, name: cf. Gr. �.] Having many names or titles; polyonymous. Sir W. Jones.

6099

Polyonomy

Pol′y‐on″o‐my (?), n. The use of a variety of names for the same object. G. S. Faber.

6100

Polyonym

Pol″y‐o‐nym (?), n. 1. An object which has a variety of names.2. A polynomial name or term.

6101

Polyonymous

Pol′y‐on″y‐mous, a. Polyonomous.

6102

Polyoptron

{ Pol′y‐op″tron (?), Pol′y‐op″trum (?), } n. [NL., from Gr. πολύσ many + � seen.] (Opt.) A glass through which objects appear multiplied, but diminished in size.