Defn: Of or pertaining to Polynesia (the islands of the eastern and central Pacific), or to the Polynesians.
POLYNESIANS
Pol`y*ne"sians, n. pl.; sing. Polynesian. (Ethnol.)
Defn: The race of men native in Polynesia.
POLYNIA Po*lyn"i*a, n. Etym: [Russ. poluineia a warm place in water, i. e., a place which does not freeze.]
Defn: The open sea supposed to surround the north pole. Kane.
POLYNOMIAL Pol`y*no"mi*al, n. Etym: [Poly- + -nomial, as in monomial, binomial: cf. F. polynôme.] (Alg.)
Defn: An expression composed of two or more terms, connected by the signs plus or minus; as, a2 - 2ab + b2.
POLYNOMIAL
Pol`y*no"mi*al, a.
1. Containing many names or terms; multinominal; as, the polynomial theorem.
2. Consisting of two or more words; having names consisting of two or more words; as, a polynomial name; polynomial nomenclature.