polystick

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noun

A figure made by joining line segments of equal length end to end at right angles.

OriginEnglish stick ← Middle English stikke ← Old English sticca →
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Meanings

nounpolystick (plural polysticks)

plural polysticks

  1. geometryA figure made by joining line segments of equal length end to end at right angles.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(s)teyg-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*stignéh₂-
  7. Proto-Germanic*stikkōną
  8. Proto-Germanic*stikkô
  9. Proto-West Germanic*stikkō
  10. Old Englishsticca
  11. Middle Englishstikke
  12. Englishstick
  13. Englishpolystick

From poly- + stick.

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APA

polystick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polystick

MLA

“polystick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polystick. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polystick,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polystick.

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