polycentric

comparative more polycentric · superlative most polycentric

1. Having many centres, especially centres of authority or control

   When applied to other persons, the idea of comfort is an intuitive measure of trustworthiness, reliability, and predictability in a polycentric world that managers often find troubling, ambiguous, and anxiety-laden.

   1988, Robert Jackall, “Chapter 1: Moral Probations, Old and New”, in Moral Mazes: The World of Corporate Managers, Twentieth Anniversary edition, →ISBN, page 13

2. biology(of a chromosome, etc) Having multiple central parts
3. biologyOf zoosporic fungus-like organisms in which a single zoospore may give rise to multiple reproductive structures or sporangia

plural polycentrics

1. biologyA chromosome, etc. having multiple central parts.