poly

Shortening of various words.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɒli/

• Audio (UK)

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• Rhymes: -ɒli

poly (plural polys)

1. Polytechnic.
2. Polyethylene (polythene).
3. Polyurethane.
4. (chiefly computer graphics) Polygon.

   Hyponyms: rect, tri

   • 2009, Andrew Paquette, Computer Graphics for Artists II: Environments and Characters:

     The most common poly budget in use for games at the time of this writing is between 5,000 and 10,000 tris.

5. (uncountable) Polyester.

   a cotton-poly blend

6. (chiefly informal) Polyamory.
7. (chiefly informal) A polyamorous person.

poly (not comparable)

1. (chiefly informal) Polyamorous.

• polyam (informal)

• mono

poly (third-person singular simple present polys, present participle polying, simple past and past participle polyed)

1. (transitive, video games, roguelikes) To polymorph; to transform by magic.

• polyless
• polypile

From Latin polium, the name of a plant, perhaps Teucrium polium.

• poley

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpəʊli/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpoʊli/
• Rhymes: -əʊli

poly

1. A whitish woolly plant (Teucrium polium) of the family Labiatae, found throughout the Mediterranean.

• The name, with various prefixes, is sometimes given to other related species of the same genus.

• poly-mountain

• poly in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

• ploy

poly (plural polys)

1. (slang) Clipping of polytechnique.
2. (slang) Clipping of polyvalent.

poly m or f (plural polys)

1. (slang) Clipping of polytechnique; itself a clipping of institut polytechnique or école polytechnique
2. (slang) Clipping of polyvalente; itself a clipping of institut polyvalent or école polyvalente