Used in a Sentence

poly

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for poly.

Editorial note

Even comparing 48# poly to 60# gut, the gut is like a rocket launcher compared to the poly.

Examples18
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Polyethylene (polythene).

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of poly gathered in one view.

noun

Polyethylene (polythene).

noun

Polyurethane.

noun

A whitish, woolly plant (Teucrium polium) of the family Lamiaceae, found throughout the western Mediterranean.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for poly.

noun

Polyethylene (polythene).

noun

Polyurethane.

noun

A whitish, woolly plant (Teucrium polium) of the family Lamiaceae, found throughout the western Mediterranean.

noun

(informal) A polytechnic.

Example sentences

1

Even comparing 48# poly to 60# gut, the gut is like a rocket launcher compared to the poly.

2

> Even comparing 48# poly to 60# gut, the gut is like a rocket launcher compared to the poly.

3

Our current legal system isn't ready to handle poly marriage, to bite the bullet that you've offered me.

4

Atoms are product developers, working on poly-skilled teams to create the most valuable product possible with the client's budget.

5

The advantage of poly isn't that it grips, but that it's elastic enough to deform and snap back quickly.

6

Furthermore, it is not clear-cut that mono- and poly- unsaturated fats are as healthy as you say they are.

7

Models are made from low-poly meshes, and you can (still) see the straight edges where you know they should be curved.

8

The hybrid setups I tested were usually in the ballpark of 46-48# poly mains with 50-52# gut crosses.

9

I play with full poly at 48#, but have experimented with gut hybrids and full gut at times.

10

Even strung in the 40lb range, poly strings generate much less power than gut.

11

And of course people want mono and poly unsaturated fats, but they're more expensive and harder to eat in quantity than saturated fats.

12

I migrated my wardrobe of t-shirts over to the 2001 Fine Jersey Short Sleeve (and some BB401 50/50 Poly Cotton).

Quote examples

1

Making "poly" an explicit orientation would make that space smaller and save everyone a lot of confusion.

2

As for the question of "why dyadic?" but not poly...

3

I'm not familiar with the associated ancient Greek word for middleman (-poly and -psony come from ancient Greek), but in modern Greek "μεσαζοντας" (pronounced meh-sa-zon-das) is "middleman".

Proper noun examples

1

Poly definitely changed the game in many ways, but not as much when it comes to fast serves.

2

'Learn by doing' - did you go to Cal Poly?

3

Standard ML and OCaml, both much older languages, have parametric polymorphism, algebraic data types, freedom from nils, and fast compilers: Poly/ML and OCaml's bytecode compiler, respectively.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use poly in a sentence?

Even comparing 48# poly to 60# gut, the gut is like a rocket launcher compared to the poly.

What does poly mean?

Polyethylene (polythene).

What part of speech is poly?

poly is commonly used as noun.