polytechnic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences
    polytechnic institute; engineering school.

WordNet

Pol`y*tech"nic adjective
Etymology
Gr. many + an art: cf. F. polytechnique.
Definitions
  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; also to exhibitions of machinery and industrial products.

Webster 1913