polytropic

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polytropic

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From Ancient Greek πολύτροπος (polútropos) (used in Homer to describe Odysseus) + -ic. In later senses after German polytrop, polytropisch.

adjective

not comparable Able to take various courses of action; resourceful, versatile, adaptable. Just as quickly, however, she turned her polytropic talents to other fields, penning an incredible 7,000 encyclopedia articles during the mid-1950s.
not comparable, obsolete, rare Having many values.
not comparable Of bees or other insects: visiting a wide circle of flowers, visiting the flowers of many different species.
not comparable Pertaining to the constraint that variance in pressure or volume leaves heat constant; or (more generally) the constraint that any change in the thermodynamic properties leave a specific property constant.
not comparable Focusing one’s attention on multiple sets of things at one time. [I]t is the difference between having few interests highly aroused, the monotropic tendency, and having many interests less highly aroused, the polytropic tendency.
Opposite: monotropic

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Español	politrópico
Français	polytropique
Deutsch	polytrop
Italiano	politropico

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@misc{polytropic_2026,
  title = {polytropic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/polytropic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}