"polyform" meaning in English

See polyform in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-polyform.wav Forms: polyforms [plural]
Etymology: From poly- + form. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|poly|form}} poly- + form Head templates: {{en-noun}} polyform (plural polyforms)
  1. (geometry) A plane or solid figure constructed by joining together identical polygons edge to edge. Categories (topical): Geometry
    Sense id: en-polyform-en-noun-q46gahZw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with poly- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 45 55 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
  2. (video games, roguelikes) A monster form into which a character can polymorph. Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-polyform-en-noun-ffiwS2oY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with poly-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 57 Topics: roguelikes, video-games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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