D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Polytechnic

/(pŏl`ĭ*tĕk"nĭk)/ · Pol·y·tech·nic · IPA /pˌɑlɪtˈɛknɪk/
01 a. Comprehending, or relating to, many arts and sciences; -- applied particularly to schools in which many branches of art and science are tau…
  1. 1.
    Comprehending, or relating to, many arts and sciences; -- applied particularly to schools in which many branches of art and science are taught with especial reference to their practical application; as, a polytechnic institute; also to exhibitions of machinery and industrial products.