noun · rare

polytechnic

polytechnic · polytechnics

Fachhochschule

An educational institute that teaches applied arts and sciences rather than academic…An educational institute that teaches applied arts and sciences rather than academic subjects.

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US/pˌɑlɪtˈɛknɪk/

» I've got a degree from a polytechnic.

Ich habe einen Fachhochschulabschluss.

Meaning

3 senses

(UK, dated)An educational institute that teaches applied arts and sciences rather than academic subjects.
a technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences
(Singapore)A three-year post-secondary vocational training institute, equivalent of community college in the U.S. or TAFE in Australia.
(obsolete)An exhibition of objects illustrating many arts.

Examples

3 sentences

I've got a degree from a polytechnic.
deIch habe einen Fachhochschulabschluss.
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Tom is learning computer-aided drafting at a polytechnic institute.
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It's a polytechnic engineer.
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Origin

First attested in 1805. From French polytechnique, from the École polytechnique, engineeri

First attested in 1805. From French polytechnique, from the École polytechnique, engineering school founded 1794 in Paris; from Greek πολύτεχνος "skilled in many arts," from πολύς "many" (see poly-) + τέχνη "art" (see technic).

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Forms

plural: polytechnics

Singular	polytechnic
Plural	polytechnics

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms

educational institute:professional university vocational university university of applied sciences

Close in meaning

a technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences:polytechnic institute engineering school