poliorcétique
French, noun/pɔ.ljɔʁ.se.tik/
poliorcétique is spelled P-O-L-I-O-R-C-É-T-I-Q-U-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 34 million words in written French, the 186,002nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Poliorcétique is a French feminine noun meaning “poliorcetics, siegecraft (the science of laying siege)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Art d’assiéger, en offensive comme en défensive”.
What does poliorcétique mean in English?
adjective
- 1
relative to siegecraft, poliorcetic
noun
- 1
femininepoliorcetics, siegecraft (the science of laying siege)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif à l’art de mener un siège, ou de le contrer.
noun: 1. Art d’assiéger, en offensive comme en défensive.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of poliorcétique
- poliorcétiques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce poliorcétique?
- /pɔ.ljɔʁ.se.tik/
- \pɔ.ljɔʁ.se.tik\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is poliorcétique in French?
poliorcétique appears about once in every 34 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).