Poly
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Poly can have multiple meanings:
- Poly, a prefix often meaning more than one or many
- Poly (also spelled Polly) is a feminine given name.
- Poly is commonly used as an abbreviation for various words and phrases including:
- Polytechnic University
- Polytechnic School in Pasadena,California
- polyamory, polygamy, and certain other forms of nonmonogamy beginning in poly.
- polyethylene
- polyurethane
- polygon, especially in relation to 3D graphics as used in terms such as high-poly.
- polygraph, particularly in Defense & Intelligence fields
- polymath is a person well educated in a wide variety of subjects or fields.
- polynomial, a type of mathematical function
- polysilicon, a state of silicon used as a gate material in MOSFET transistors and CMOS microchips
- polydactyly, having extra digits in hands or feet
- polyspheric, a shape composed of more than one sphere, a term used by Chrysler to identify their hemi-derived but lower cost V8 engines built 1955-67
- polyadenylation, a step in the transcription of DNA to RNA in which multiple adenosine nucleosides are added to the 3' end of the mRNA sequence.
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Also discriminatory slang for a polynesian (or Pacific Island) person.
