polygamy, polygamie

[Fr. polyg amie, from Lat. polygam i a, from Gr. polygam i a: Gr. polys many, and gamos a marriage.] Anthrop.: The practice or condition of having a plurality of wives or husbands at the same time. It is commonly applied to polygyny (q. v.), but, The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia polygar strictly speaking, it should include polyandry (q.v.) as well. It is forbidden by law in all Christian countries, but existed among the Mormons, who revived the polygyny of patriarchal times. põl pol-y-găr, s. [POLIGAR.] *pol-ý-gar-chy, s . (Formed from Gr. polys many, and arc he = rule, by confusion with oligar chy. Government by many; polyarchy. pol-y-găs-tri-an, a. & s. [POLY GASTRIC A.] The same as POLY GASTRIC (q. v.). pol-ý-găs-tric, a. & 8. [POLY GASTRIC A.] A. As adj .: Having or appearing to have many stomachs; pertaining or belonging to the Poly gastric a (q. v.). *B. As subst.: An animal having or appearing to have many stomachs. *pol-ý-gas-tri-ca, s . pl . [Gr. polys =many, and gaster the stomach.] Zool.: A division of Ehrenberg's Infusoria, corresponding to the modern Infusoria, except that many of its genera have been transferred to the vegetable kingdom. The name Poly gastric a was given from the erroneous ideas that the food vacuoles (q. v.) were stomachs. põl-ỹ-ģěn, s. [POLYGENESIS.] Chem. (pl.): A term applied to those elements which unite with the monogens and with one another in more than one proportion. Thus, one part of hydrogen unites with eight parts of oxygen to form water, and with sixteen parts to form hydro gen dioxide. IMG:content-1297.png:[blocks in formation] 3180 points in which they meet are called vertices of the polygon. Polygons are cla ified according to the number of their sides or angles. Polygons having all their sides equal are called equilateral; those having all their angles equal are called equiangular. Polygons which are both equilateral and equiangular are called regular polygons. Similar polygons are to one another as the squares of their homologous sides. 2. Fort .: The exterior polygon is the figure formed by lines connecting the angles of the bastion round the work. The interior polygon is the figure formed by lines connecting the centers of the bastions all round. polygon of forces, s. Mech.: A theorem stated as follows: "If any number of forces acting upon a point be represented in magnitude and direction by the sides of a polygon taken in order, they will be in equilibrium," or any side of a polygon, taken in reverse order, will represent the magnitude and direction of the resultant of any number of forces acting upon a point, when these forces are represented in magnitude and direction by the remaining sides of the polygon taken in direct order." pol-y-go-nā-çě-æ, tpol-y-gō-ně-æ, s . pl . [Lat. polygon (um); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -aceæ , -eœ .] Bot.: Buckwheats; an order of Hypogynous Exogens, alliance Silen a les. Herbs, rarely shrubs. Leaves alternate, with stipules cohering round the stem. [OCHREA.) Flowers often in racemes. Calyx often colored. Ovary generally formed by the ad. hesion of three carpels, one-celled; ovule one, erect. tually or sigma lar as mantras invertere ribest Styles the carpels. Not Eriogonese, Polygonese, Triplarese, and Brunnichese, Distribution, world wide. Known genera 29, species 490. ( Lindley .) pol-y-gěnět-Ic, a. [POLYGENESIS.] Of or belonging to polygenesis (q. v.).