POLYPHASER
Pol"y*phas`er, n. (Elec.)
Defn: A machine generating more than one pressure wave; a multiphaser.
POLYPHEMUS Pol`y*phe"mus, n. Etym: [L. Polyphemus the one-eyed Cyclops who was blinded by Ulysses.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A very large American moth (Telea polyphemus) belonging to the Silkworm family (Bombycidæ). Its larva, which is very large, bright green, with silvery tubercles, and with oblique white stripes on the sides, feeds on the oak, chestnut, willow, cherry, apple, and other trees. It produces a large amount of strong silk. Called also American silkworm.
POLYPHONE
Pol"y*phone, n.
Defn: A character or vocal sign representing more than one sound, as read, which is pronounced red or rèd.
POLYPHONIC
Pol`y*phon"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. polyphone.]
1. Having a multiplicity of sounds.
2. Characterized by polyphony; as, Assyrian polyphonic characters.
3. (Mus.)