polytechnic

[ pol-ee-tek-nik ]

/ ˌpɒl iˈtɛk nɪk /

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

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

Origin of polytechnic

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

The Polytechnic is almost an exact copy of the front of the Parthenon.

The Rulers of the Mediterranean |Richard Harding Davis
But with all allowance for the Polytechnic excursion and the tourist agency, our inertia is still appalling.

A Treatise on Parents and Children |George Bernard Shaw
There he spent seven years, and passed his examination for admission to the Polytechnic school.

The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 |Various
He claimed to be an authority on the subject of artillery, and got his clothes made by a tailor of the Polytechnic School.

Sentimental Education Vol 1 |Gustave Flaubert

The Japanese came over to study at the European polytechnic institutes, universities, and military academies.

The History of Modern Painting, Volume 3 (of 4) |Richard Muther

polytechnic

/ (ˌpɒlɪˈtɛknɪk) /

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

of or relating to technical instruction and training

C19: via French from Greek polutekhnos skilled in many arts. See technic