Polytechnic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  polytechnic
       n : a technical school offering instruction in many industrial
           arts and applied sciences [syn: {polytechnic institute},
           {engineering school}]