polytomy

[ puh-lit-uh-mee ]

/ pəˈlɪt ə mi /

noun, plural po·lyt·o·mies.

the act or process of dividing into more than three parts.

the state or condition of being so divided.

Nearby words

polytheistic, polythelia, polythene, polythiazide, polytomography, polytomy, polytonal, polytonality, polytrichia, polytriglyph, polytrophic

Origin of polytomy

First recorded in 1860–65; poly- + -tomy

Related forms

po·lyt·o·mous, adjective

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