"polyform" meaning in English

See polyform in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-polyform.wav [US] Forms: polyforms [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English form English polyform From poly- + form. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|poly-|form|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English form English polyform [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "fill", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*pleh₁-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*polh₁ús", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "πολῠ́ς", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "poly-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "form", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "polyform", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="polyform"> From 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.
    Sense id: en-polyform-en-noun-q46gahZw Categories (other): Geometry, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 75 25 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 73 27 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 73 27 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 76 24 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
  2. (video games, roguelikes) A monster form into which a character can polymorph.
    Sense id: en-polyform-en-noun-ffiwS2oY Categories (other): Video games, English terms prefixed with poly- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 42 58 Topics: roguelikes, video-games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": ":af",
        "3": "poly-",
        "4": "form",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *pleh₁-\nProto-Indo-European *polh₁ús\nAncient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.\nEnglish poly-\nEnglish form\nEnglish polyform\n[Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"fill\", \"children\" : [ ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*pleh₁-\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*polh₁ús\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Ancient Greek\", \"term\" : \"πολῠ́ς\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"grc\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"lbor\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"poly-\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }, { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"form\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"en\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"polyform\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }\" data-lang=\"en\" data-title=\"polyform\">\nFrom poly- + form.",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *pleh₁-\nProto-Indo-European *polh₁ús\nAncient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.\nEnglish poly-\nEnglish form\nEnglish polyform\nFrom poly- + form.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "polyforms",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "polyform (plural polyforms)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "polyabolo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "polyare"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "polycube"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "polydrafter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "polyhe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "polyhex"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "polyiamond"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "polykite"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "polyomino"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "polyplet"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "polysquare"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "polystick"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Geometry",
          "orig": "en:Geometry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "75 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries referencing missing etymons",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "73 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with etymology texts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "73 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "74 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "73 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "76 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "77 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "76 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A plane or solid figure constructed by joining together identical polygons edge to edge."
      ],
      "id": "en-polyform-en-noun-q46gahZw",
      "links": [
        [
          "geometry",
          "geometry"
        ],
        [
          "plane",
          "plane"
        ],
        [
          "solid",
          "solid"
        ],
        [
          "figure",
          "figure"
        ],
        [
          "polygon",
          "polygon"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(geometry) A plane or solid figure constructed by joining together identical polygons edge to edge."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "geometry",
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Video games",
          "orig": "en:Video games",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "42 58",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms prefixed with poly-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A monster form into which a character can polymorph."
      ],
      "id": "en-polyform-en-noun-ffiwS2oY",
      "links": [
        [
          "video game",
          "video game"
        ],
        [
          "roguelike",
          "roguelike"
        ],
        [
          "monster",
          "monster"
        ],
        [
          "polymorph",
          "polymorph"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(video games, roguelikes) A monster form into which a character can polymorph."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "roguelikes",
        "video-games"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-polyform.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/89/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-polyform.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-polyform.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/89/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-polyform.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-polyform.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "polyform"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English 3-syllable words",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries referencing missing etymons",
    "English entries with etymology texts",
    "English entries with etymology trees",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pleh₁-",
    "English terms prefixed with poly-",
    "Pages using etymon with no ID",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Pages with etymology trees"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": ":af",
        "3": "poly-",
        "4": "form",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *pleh₁-\nProto-Indo-European *polh₁ús\nAncient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.\nEnglish poly-\nEnglish form\nEnglish polyform\n[Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"fill\", \"children\" : [ ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*pleh₁-\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*polh₁ús\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Ancient Greek\", \"term\" : \"πολῠ́ς\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"grc\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"lbor\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"poly-\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }, { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"form\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"en\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"polyform\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }\" data-lang=\"en\" data-title=\"polyform\">\nFrom poly- + form.",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *pleh₁-\nProto-Indo-European *polh₁ús\nAncient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.\nEnglish poly-\nEnglish form\nEnglish polyform\nFrom poly- + form.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "polyforms",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "polyform (plural polyforms)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "polyabolo"
    },
    {
      "word": "polyare"
    },
    {
      "word": "polycube"
    },
    {
      "word": "polydrafter"
    },
    {
      "word": "polyhe"
    },
    {
      "word": "polyhex"
    },
    {
      "word": "polyiamond"
    },
    {
      "word": "polykite"
    },
    {
      "word": "polyomino"
    },
    {
      "word": "polyplet"
    },
    {
      "word": "polysquare"
    },
    {
      "word": "polystick"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Geometry"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A plane or solid figure constructed by joining together identical polygons edge to edge."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "geometry",
          "geometry"
        ],
        [
          "plane",
          "plane"
        ],
        [
          "solid",
          "solid"
        ],
        [
          "figure",
          "figure"
        ],
        [
          "polygon",
          "polygon"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(geometry) A plane or solid figure constructed by joining together identical polygons edge to edge."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "geometry",
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Video games"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A monster form into which a character can polymorph."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "video game",
          "video game"
        ],
        [
          "roguelike",
          "roguelike"
        ],
        [
          "monster",
          "monster"
        ],
        [
          "polymorph",
          "polymorph"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(video games, roguelikes) A monster form into which a character can polymorph."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "roguelikes",
        "video-games"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-polyform.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/89/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-polyform.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-polyform.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/89/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-polyform.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-polyform.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "polyform"
}

Download raw JSONL data for polyform meaning in English (3.8kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-06-21 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-06-01 using wiktextract (ade7ec3 and 7f4db16). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.