polytechnic
- noun
- /ˌpɑːliˈtɛknɪk/
- The polytechnic offers various courses in applied sciences and technology.
When I wrote the book Fractal time I gained access to from the French Polytechnic Institute is where the data was compiled.
- When I wrote the book Fractal time I gained access to from the French Polytechnic Institute is where the data was compiled.
- I, I, you know, with a four year degree, got your degree in mechanical mechanic space engineering from Western Polytechnic Institute.
Examples
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Malina met him at Virginia Polytechnic Institute when he came to give a talk at the School of Communications.
Fiction book (1993) -
Ross had graduated from California Polytechnic Institute and gone right to work at the NASA operation in Mountain View.
Fiction book (1990) -
And then he went to Domestic Polytechnic to start studying design.
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The only requirement at polytechnic is that you pay.
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Tom and I met at Illinois Polytechnic University.
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I studied at the London Polytechnic.
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My goal was to get him to apply again to the Polytechnic and pass the exams.
Fiction book (1994) -
I am working toward an associate degree at Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute.
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They graduated from the same polytechnic.
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Andrew McGunagle is currently an undergraduate student at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
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Synonyms
A school where students study for degrees and the buildings they use
A school that teaches practical skills for jobs with machines and electronics
A place like a school or university where people study and learn
A college for practical technical courses or a student who studies there
A school where students learn practical skills for a specific job
A school that teaches practical skills for jobs like car repair or computer work
A college that teaches practical skills in science, engineering, and industry
Compounds
A college that teaches practical skills in science, engineering, and industry
How Technical
Surface Forms
Morphology
polytechnic = polytechnic (semi-transparent) = poly + technic
The word is built from 'poly-' and 'technic', but the institutional noun meaning is a conventional conversion from the adjective and is only partly predictable from the components.
Etymology
Polytechnic comes from poly- meaning 'many' and technic meaning 'skill' or 'craft', the same root you see in technical and technique. So a polytechnic is a school that teaches many technical skills and practical subjects like engineering and applied sciences.