'Polytechnic' definitions:
Definition of 'polytechnic'
(from WordNet)
noun
A technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences [syn: polytechnic institute, polytechnic, engineering school]
Definition of 'Polytechnic'
From: GCIDE
- Polytechnic \Pol`y*tech"nic\ (p[o^]l`[i^]*t[e^]k"n[i^]k), a. [Gr. poly`technos; poly`s many + te`chnh 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; as, a polytechnic institute; also to exhibitions of machinery and industrial products. [1913 Webster]