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Vocab List #4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Polychromatic (adj) | having or exhibiting a variety of colors. |
| Polydactyl (adj) | having more than the normal number of fingers or toes. |
| Polygon (n) | a figure with a closed plane having three or more, straight, sides. |
| Polyhedron (n) | a solid figure having many faces |
| Polysyllabic (adj) | consisting of several, especially four or more, syllables, as a word. |
| Polyclinic (n) | clinic or a hospital dealing with various diseases. |
| Polyglot (n) | a person who speaks, writes, or reads a number of languages. |
| Polygraph (n) | an instrument for the simultaneous electrical or mechanical recording of several involuntary physiological activities, including blood pressure, skin resistivity, pulse rate, respiration, and sweating, used esp as a would-be lie detector |
| Polymorphous (adj) | passing through many or various forms |
| Polytheism (n) | belief in more than one god or in many gods. |