Pol"y*glot, n. 1. One who speaks several languages. [R.] "A polyglot,
or good linguist." Howell.
2. A book containing several versions of the same text, or containing
the same subject matter in several languages; esp., the Scriptures in
several languages.
Enriched by the publication of polyglots.
Abp. Newcome.
Pol`y*glot"tous (?), a. [See Polyglot.] Speaking many languages;
polyglot. [R.] "The polyglottous tribes of America." Max M¸ller.
Pol"y*gon (?), n. [Gr. poly`gwnos polygonal; poly`s many + gwni`a
angle: cf. F. polygone.] (Geom.) A plane figure having many angles, and
consequently many sides; esp., one whose perimeter consists of more
than four sides; any figure having many angles.
Polygon of forces (Mech.), a polygonal figure, the sides of which,
taken successively, represent, in length and direction, several forces
acting simultaneously upon one point, so that the side necessary to
complete the figure represents the resultant of those forces. Cf.
Parallelogram of forces, under Parallelogram.
Pol`y*go*na"ceous (?), a. [See Polygonum.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a
natural order of apetalous plants (PolygonaceÊ), of which the knotweeds
(species of Polygonum) are the type, and which includes also the docks
(Rumex), the buckwheat, rhubarb, sea grape (Coccoloba), and several
other genera.
Po*lyg"o*nal (?), a. Having many angles.
Polygonal numbers, certain figurate numbers. See under Figurate.
Pol`y*go*neu"tic (?), a. [Poly- + Gr. &?; offspring.] (Zoˆl.) Having
two or more broods in a season.
Pol`y*go*nom"e*try (?), n. [Polygon + -metry.] The doctrine of
polygons; an extension of some of the principles of trigonometry to the
case of polygons.
Po*lyg"o*nous (?), a. Polygonal.
||Po*lyg"o*num (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a kind of plant; poly`s many +
||go`ny the knee, a joint of a plant. So called in allusion to the
||numerous joints.] (Bot.) A genus of plants embracing a large number
||of species, including bistort, knotweed, smartweed, etc.
Po*lyg"o*ny (?), n. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Polygonum.
||Pol`y*gor"di*us (?), n. [NL. See Poly-, and Gordius.] (Zoˆl.) A genus
||of marine annelids, believed to be an ancient or ancestral type. It
||is remarkable for its simplicity of structure and want of parapodia.
||It is the type of the order Archiannelida, or Gymnotoma. See Loeven's
||larva.
Pol"y*gram (?), n. [Gr. &?; marked with many stripes; poly`s many + &?;
a line.] A figure consisting of many lines. [R.] Barlow.
Pol"y*graph (?), n. [Gr. &?; writing much; poly`s much, many + &?; to
write: cf. F. polygraphe.] 1. An instrument for multiplying copies of a
writing; a manifold writer; a copying machine.
2. In bibliography, a collection of different works, either by one or
several authors. Brande & C.
{ Pol`y*graph"ic (?), Pol`y*graph"ic*al (?), } a. [Cf. F.
polygraphique.] Pertaining to, or employed in, polygraphy; as, a
polygraphic instrument.