polytechnic

American  

[pol-ee-tek-nik] / ˌpɒl iˈtɛk nɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or offering instruction in a variety of industrial arts, applied sciences, or technical subjects.

   a polytechnic institute.

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noun

1. a school or other institution in which instruction in technical subjects is given.

polytechnic British  

/ ˌpɒlɪˈtɛknɪk /

noun

1. a college offering advanced full- and part-time courses, esp vocational courses, in many fields at and below degree standard

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adjective

1. of or relating to technical instruction and training

Etymology

Origin of polytechnic

1795–1805; poly- + technic, modeled on French polytechnique

Example Sentences

Faculty leaders blame Jackson, who became president in 2019 and has overseen the university’s transition to a polytechnic.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2024

She said the former Manchester polytechnic teacher was a "nocturnal, night owl" that stayed up into the early hours watching documentaries or looking at his photos.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2023

Rebranded as the Cornley Youth Theater, and for reasons of liability or just sheer embarrassment no longer associated with a polytechnic institute, it has returned to Broadway with its children’s version of J.M.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2023

Nicaraguan Vice President Rosario Murillo announced that the space would be used to create a cultural and polytechnic center named after one of the country's most important poets, Jose Coronel Urtecho.

From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2022

Towards the close of 1803 he entered the polytechnic school, with the artillery service as the aim of his ambition, and in 1804, through the advice and recommendation of S.D.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various