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発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɒli/
• Rhymes: -ɒli

名詞

poly (複数形 polys)

1. Polytechnic.
2. Polyethylene (polythene).
3. Polyurethane.
4. (chiefly computer graphics) Polygon.

   Hyponyms: rect, tri

   • 2009, Andrew Paquette, Computer Graphics for Artists II: Environments and Characters:

     The most common poly budget in use for games at the time of this writing is between 5,000 and 10,000 tris.

5. (uncountable) Polyester.

   a cotton-poly blend

6. (chiefly informal) Polyamory.
7. (chiefly informal) A polyamorous person.

形容詞

poly (not comparable)

1. (chiefly informal) Polyamorous.

   Synonym: (くだけた用法) polyam

   Coordinate term: mono

   • 2020 August 4, Cynthia McKelvey, “The Challenges of Polyamorous Parenting”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     Whether the family is poly, L.G.B.T.Q. or another minority, such as a religious one, coming out is very much a personal decision.

動詞

poly (三人称単数 現在形 polys, 現在分詞 polying, 過去形および過去分詞形 polyed)

1. (transitive, intransitive, video games, roguelikes) To polymorph; to transform by magic.

派生語

語源 2

From Latin polium, the name of a plant, perhaps Teucrium polium.

別の表記

• poley

発音

• (英国用法) IPA^(key): /ˈpəʊli/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpoʊli/
• Rhymes: -əʊli

名詞

poly

1. A whitish woolly plant (Teucrium polium) of the family Labiatae, found throughout the Mediterranean.

使用する際の注意点

• The name, with various prefixes, is sometimes given to other related species of the same genus.

派生語

• poly-mountain

Further reading

• “poly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

アナグラム

• ploy