polycentric
adjective, noun
polycentric is spelled P-O-L-Y-C-E-N-T-R-I-C: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, polycentric means “Having many centres, especially centres of authority or control” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in polycentric?
| Letters | 11: P-O-L-Y-C-E-N-T-R-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is polycentric?
Polycentric appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce polycentric?
- General-American
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-polycentric.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of polycentric
- more polycentric comparative
- most polycentric superlative
- polycentrics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does polycentric mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having many centres, especially centres of authority or control
- 2
(of a chromosome, etc) Having multiple central parts
noun
- 1
A chromosome, etc. having multiple central parts.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does polycentric come from?
From poly- + -centric.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).