polycentric

Having many centres, especially centres of authority or control

Adjective

  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. -...
  2. Having multiple central parts

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der. Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek κεντρικός (kentrikós)der. English -centric English polycentric From poly- + -centric.

Forms

more polycentric most polycentric

Related

polycentrism

Derived

metapolycentric polycentrically

Noun

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

Forms

polycentrics