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poly

/ˈpɒli//ˈpəʊli/

poly noun: a polytechnic.

Noun (1)

poly (countable and uncountable, plural polys)

  1. (informal) A polytechnic.
  2. Polyethylene (polythene).
  3. Polyurethane.
  4. A polygon.
    • The most common poly budget in use for games at the time of this writing is between 5,000 and 10,000 tris.2009, Andrew Paquette, Computer Graphics for Artists II: Environments and Characters
  5. (uncountable) Polyester.
    • a cotton-poly blend
  6. (informal) Polyamory.
  7. (informal) A polyamorous person.
  8. (informal) A polycule.

Adjective

poly (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Polyamorous.
    • Whether the family is poly, L.G.B.T.Q. or another minority, such as a religious one, coming out is very much a personal decision.2020 August 4, Cynthia McKelvey, “The Challenges of Polyamorous Parenting”, in The New York Times
    Synonyms:
    polyam

Verb

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

  1. (ambitransitive) To polymorph; to transform by magic.

Noun (2)

poly

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

poly meaning in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam

poly in Tamil

பல, பல்

poly in Telugu

poly
బహు bahu

poly in Malayalam

പോളിടെക്നിക്, വളരെ, ഏറെ, അധികം

Examples of poly in a sentence

  • Cells were retransfected with or without poly (I:C) (1.0 μg) for an additional 12 h.
  • For some monos, there are no acceptable mono—poly solutions as far as they are concerned.
  • By the hydrolysis of (2-heterylthiomethyl)trimethoxysilanes, new organosilicon sorbents, poly(2-heteryl-thiomethyl)silsesquioxanes have been synthesized.

All 15 example sentences with poly

Synonyms of poly

Forms of poly

Noun
pluralpolys
alternative formpoley
Verb
third-person singular presentpolys
present participlepolying
past participlepolyed
pastpolyed

Plural of poly: polys

Origin of poly

Shortening of various words.

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

Words formed from poly

Phrases with poly

Words that rhyme with poly

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Questions about poly

What does poly mean?
Poly means a polytechnic.
What is poly in Tamil?
Poly in Tamil is பல, பல். See Poly meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is poly?
Poly can be a noun, an adjective or a verb.
How do you pronounce poly?
Poly is pronounced /ˈpɒli/.
What is the plural of poly?
The plural of poly is polys.

Words near poly in the dictionary

  1. Polwarths
  2. Polwhele
  3. polwig
  4. polwigs
  5. Polworth
  6. poly
  7. poly pocket
  8. poly pockets
  9. poly sci
  10. poly skin
  11. poly theism

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Adapted from Wiktionary: poly (page history and authors); poly (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); బహు (Telugu) (page history and authors); poly (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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