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Meaning of "polycentric" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POLYCENTRIC

polycentric  [ˌpɒlɪˈsɛntrɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLYCENTRIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Polycentric is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POLYCENTRIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of polycentric in the English dictionary

The definition of polycentric in the dictionary is a type of chromosome.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POLYCENTRIC


acentric
eɪˈsɛntrɪk
acrocentric
ˌækrəʊˈsɛntrɪk
androcentric
ˌændrəʊˈsɛntrɪk
anthropocentric
ˌænθrəpəʊˈsɛntrɪk
barycentric
ˌbærɪˈsɛntrɪk
centric
ˈsɛntrɪk
concentric
kənˈsɛntrɪk
dicentric
daɪˈsɛntrɪk
eccentric
ɪkˈsɛntrɪk
ecocentric
ˌiːkəʊˈsɛntrɪk
egocentric
ˌiːɡəʊˈsɛntrɪk
ethnocentric
ˌɛθnəʊˈsɛntrɪk
Eurocentric
ˌjʊərəʊˈsɛntrɪk
exocentric
ˌɛksəʊˈsɛntrɪk
geocentric
ˌdʒiːəʊˈsɛntrɪk
heliocentric
ˌhiːlɪəʊˈsɛntrɪk
metacentric
ˌmɛtəˈsɛntrɪk
pericentric
ˌpɛrɪˈsɛntrɪk
theocentric
ˌθɪəˈsɛntrɪk
topocentric
ˌtɒpəˈsɛntrɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLYCENTRIC

polycarbonate
polycarboxylate
polycarboxylic acid
Polycarp
polycarpellary
polycarpic
polycarpous
polycarpy
polycentrism
polychaete
polychaetous
polychasia
polychasium
polychete
polychlorinated
polychlorinated biphenyl
polychloroprene
polychotomous
polychotomy
polychrest

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLYCENTRIC

areocentric
asymmetric
bicentric
electric
endocentric
gastric
geometric
homocentric
hydroelectric
mantric
metric
multicentric
pediatric
psychiatric
selenocentric
submetacentric
symmetric
Tantric
telocentric
uneccentric

Synonyms and antonyms of polycentric in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «polycentric» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLYCENTRIC

Find out the translation of polycentric to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of polycentric from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «polycentric» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

多中心
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

policéntrico
570 millions of speakers

English

polycentric
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

polycentric
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متعدد المراكز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полицентричный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

policêntrico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

polycentric
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

polycentrique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Polikentrik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

polyzentrischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

多元の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다축
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Polycentric
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đa trung tâm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

polycentric
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बहुउद्देशीय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

polisentrik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

policentrico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

policentryczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поліцентричний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

policentrică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολυκεντρική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

poli centrische
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

polycentrisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

polysentrisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of polycentric

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYCENTRIC»

The term «polycentric» is regularly used and occupies the 88.102 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYCENTRIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «polycentric» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «polycentric» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about polycentric

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLYCENTRIC»

Discover the use of polycentric in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to polycentric and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Polycentric Metropolis: Learning from Mega-City Regions ...
This book describes and analyses eight such regions in North West Europe. For the first time, this work shows how businesses interrelate and communicate in geographical space - within each region, between them, and with the wider world.
Peter Hall, Kathy Pain, 2012
2
China in a Polycentric World: Essays in Chinese Comparative ...
This collection provides a critical reexamination of the development and current status of comparative literature studies that engage the literary practices of both China and the West.
Yingjin Zhang, 1998
3
Polycentric Games and Institutions: Readings from the ...
Uses game theory to model institutions
Michael Dean McGinnis, 2000
4
Polycentric Governance and Development: Readings from the ...
How communities transcend the tragedy of the commons
Michael Dean McGinnis, 1999
5
Governing International Rivers: Polycentric Politics in the ...
Tun Myint's study of the Rhine and Mekong will inspire and inform future studies of both river and environmental politics.' – James C. Scott, Yale University, US 'This is a must read for scholars and water governance practitioners as it ...
Tun Myint, 2012
6
Unveiling Traditions: Postcolonial Islam in a Polycentric World
DIVIn Unveiling Traditions Anouar Majid issues a challenge to the West to reimagine Islam as a progressive world culture and a participant in the building of a multicultural and more egalitarian world civilization.
Anouar Majid, 2000
7
The African American Male, Writing, and Difference: A ...
Argues that African American literature must take into account the rich diversity of African American life and culture.
W. Lawrence Hogue, 2012
8
Synergy in Polycentric Urban Regions: Complementarity, ...
This book focuses on relationships between cities in polycentric urban regions (PURs), which are regions containing proximate but distinct cities that are rather similar in size.
Evert J. Meijers, 2007
9
Polycentric Monarchies: How Did Early Modern Spain and ...
How Did Early Modern Spain and Portugal Achieve and Maintain a Global Hegemony? Pedro Cardim, Monroe Gutman Professor of Latin American Affairs and Radcliffe Alumnae Professor Tamar Herzog, Tamar Herzog, José Javier Ruiz  ...
Pedro Cardim, Monroe Gutman Professor of Latin American Affairs and Radcliffe Alumnae Professor Tamar Herzog, Tamar Herzog, 2012
10
The Multi-level and Polycentric European Union: Legal and ...
This volume offers a broad conceptual spectrum on the political and legal system of the European Union.
Robert Grzeszczak, Ireneusz Pawel Karolewski, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLYCENTRIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term polycentric is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Creation of biggest global law firm tests east-west compatibility
That, says Dentons, is where the “polycentric” part comes in. The merger, unlikely to be fully launched before the year-end, will create a firm that ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
2
Warlords and Holy Men
If you ever look at Indian history, it is divided between periods of strong centralized empires, like the early Mughals, and polycentric eras of ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
3
Morning Briefing: Slater & Gordon announces break with major UK …
Of course Dentons and Dacheng have always stated that the combination would be polycentric but the sceptics will remain so until proven ... «Australasian Lawyer, Jul 15»
4
BRICS launches new development bank
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, “BRICS illustrates a new polycentric system of international relations” demonstrating the ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
5
Separation of Powers - Have the Courts Crossed the Line?
This is particularly true in polycentric matters where the Court has recognised the need to defer to Parliament. In Ferreira v Levin, the Court ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
6
The Urgenda decision: balanced constitutionalism in the face of …
Interestingly, the polycentric nature of the debate is a difficulty that the Court did not fully address, other than stating that, as the Court did “not ... «OUPblog, Jul 15»
7
Sergey Taraso: BRICS – the new frontier
BRICS is at once the result and the motive force of dynamic changes occurring in the world, and the emergence of a new polycentric system of ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»
8
Brics countries launch new development bank in Shanghai
At the time, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the five countries "illustrate a new polycentric system of international relations". «BBC News, Jul 15»
9
Ten theses on security in the 21st century
Reform of the UN to match a more polycentric world and a global civil society is unavoidable (and the next secretary-general can not just be ... «Open Democracy, Jul 15»
10
Commentary: Two important international events
BRICS is at once the result and the motive force of dynamic changes occurring in the world, and the emergence of a new polycentric system of ... «Caribbean News Now, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Polycentric [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/polycentric>. Apr 2024 ».
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