Poly acoustic

poFl-a-kooslik, a. Tending to multiply or magnify sound. [Gr. pol us, much Skr. jmru, much, Gr. pleos = E. full, q Plenary), and akoustikos, acousq. v.] — Polyan'dry, -drY, n. The po e ion by a woman of more husbands than one at the same time. — Polyan'drian, -drl-an, -drous, -drus, a. (Bot.) Pert, to a cla of monoclinous or hermaphrodite plants, having many stamens, or more than 20. — Poiyan thus, n. (Bot.) A species of prim- Polyandrous. rose, whose flower-stalks produce linger or ink, then, boNbox, chair, get. 452 POLYACOUSTIO 434 flowers in clusters; a species of narci us. [Gr. anthos, flower.] — Pol'yarcb/y, -ark/I, n. A government by many persons, of whatever order or cla . [Gr. arc he, rule.] — Polyg'amy, po-lig'a-mt, n. A plurality of wives or husbands at the same time; usually, the condition of a man having more than one wife. [Gr. gamos, marriage.] — Polyg'amous, -a-mus, a. Of, or pert, to, polygamy; having a plurality of wives. — Polyg'amist, n. One who practices polygamy, or maintains lawfulne . — Pol'ygarchy, -gark'Y, n. Polyarchy. — Pol'ygen'- esis, -jen'e-sis, n. Variety of origin; doctrine that the human race sprung from more than one original pair, — opp. to monogenesis. [Gr. genesis, genos, race, origin.] — Pol'yglot, a. Containing, or pert, to, several languages. — n. One acquainted with several languages; a book containing the same subject-matter in several languages; esp. the Scriptures in several languages; the text of one of the versions in a proper polyglot, printed by itself. [Gr. glotta, tongue, language.] — Polygon, w. (Geom.) A plane figure of many angles, and consequently of many sides; a plane figure of more than 4 Q sides. {Gr. gonia, corner, gle.] — Polyg'onal, -lig'o-nal,— a.a. >- ^^ Having many angles. — Pol'l'y- / \ yT^V gram, n. AA figure figure con consisting of ( \ \ manyffr. graphein,graphein,lines. to to[Gr.[Gr.draw.]draw.]gramme,gramme, — — Poly-Pol'y-line,line, \\ / \S^/ graph, -graf, n. An instrument Polygons for multiplying copies of a writing with ease and expedition.' •Polygraph'ic, -ical, a. Pert, to, or employed in, polygraphy; done with a polygraph. — Polyg'raphy, -lig'ra-f n. Art of writing in various ciphers, and of deciphering the same.— Polyhe'dron, n. (Geom.) A body or solid contained by many sides or planes. (Opt?) A poly scope, or multiplying gla . — Polyne'droos, -drus,-he'dral, -hed'rical, a. Having many sides, as a solid body. — Poiym'athy, -lim'a-tht, n. Knowledge of many arts and sciences. [Gr. mathein, man thane in, to learn.] — PoFyno'mial, -mt-al, n. (Alg.) An expre ion composed of 2 or more terms, connected by the sign plus or minus. — a. Containing many names or terms. [Gr. onoraa = L. nomen, name, term.] — Pol'yora'ma, -T-o-ra'ma, n. A view of many objects. [Gr. orama, a view, or an, to see.] — Pol'yp, -ip, n. An aquatic animal of the radiate type, having, in general, a cylindrical body, at one extremity of which there is a mouth, surrounded by one or more series of arms or tentacles: capable of multiplying by buds and artificial sections as well as by ova: forms coral by the secretion of calcareous matter. [L. polypus, Gr. polupous, many footed; Gr.pous = E.foot, q. v.] Polyps. — Pol'ypus, -T-pus, n.; E. pi. -puses; L. pi. -pi. Something that has many feet or roots. (Zo'61.) A polyp. (Med.) A tumor with a narrow base, somewhat resembling a pear. [L.] — Pol'ypouB, -Tt-pus, a. Of the nature of, etc.— Pol'ypnon'ic, -fon'ik, a. Having, or consisting of, many voices or sounds. (Mus.) Consisting of, or pert, to, counterpoint. [Gr. phone, sound.] — Polyph'onism, -lif'o-nizm, n. Multiplicity of sounds, as in the reverberations of an echo. (Mus.) Composition in parts. — Polypb/onous, -o-nus, a. Same as Polyphonic — Pol'yseope, -Y-skop, n. (Opt.) A gla which makes a single object appear as many. [Gr. skojjein.to view.] — Pol'ysperm'ouB, -sperm'us, a. (Bot.) Containing many seeds. [Gr. sperm a, seed.] — Pol'ystyle, n. (Arch.) An edifice or court surrounded by several rows of columns. [Gr. stulos, column.] — Pol'ysyPlable, -sil'la-bl, n. A word of many, that more than syllables. [Gr. sullabe, syllable.] — PoFysyllab'ic, -ical, a. Pert, to, or consisting of, many syllables. PoFytech'nic, -tek'nik, a. Comprehending many arts, — applied esp. to schools in which many branches of art or science are taught. [Gr. techne, art.] — PoFythal'- amous. -thal'a-mus, a. Many-chambered, - applied to cephalopod a having multilocular shells. [Gr. thalamos, chamber.] — Pol'ythe'ism, -Tf-the'izm, n. 5m, fame, far, pa or opera, fare end, FONTAG-E Belief in or doctrine of a plurality of gods. [Gr. theos, a god.] — Pol'ythe'ist, One who believes, etc — PoPytheist'ic, -ical, a. Pert, to polytheism; holding a belief in a plurality of gods. — Polyt'onions, -lit'o-mus, a. Bot.) Having the limb of a leaf distinctly subdivided into many subordinate parts, but not jointed to the petiole. [Gr. tome, a cutting.] — Poiyzo'a, n. pi. Compound mollusks, chiefly marine, living, and found fo il in all formations. [Gr. zoa, animals.]