polytechnique
French, adjective/pɔ.li.tɛk.nik/
polytechnique is spelled P-O-L-Y-T-E-C-H-N-I-Q-U-E (13 letters) and appears 4.4 times per million words in written French, the 12,326th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Polytechnique is a French adjective meaning “polytechnic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui concerne, qui embrasse plusieurs arts, plusieurs sciences”.
What does polytechnique mean in English?
adjective
- 1
polytechnic
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui concerne, qui embrasse plusieurs arts, plusieurs sciences.
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 polytechnique
- polytechniques plural
- polytech alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce polytechnique?
- /pɔ.li.tɛk.nik/
- \pɔ.li.tɛk.nik\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to polytechnique
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is polytechnique in French?
polytechnique appears 4.4 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).