polycentric
adjective
poly·cen·tric ˌpä-lē-ˈsen-trik 
: having more than one center (as of development or control): such as
a
: having several centromeres
polycentric chromosomes
b
: characterized by polycentrism
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web This is akin to a large mutual society and is risk adjusted both by the volume of experienced participants and stakeholders and its polycentric nature. 
Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021 The city should also be what Uber describes as polycentric, basically pockets of dense areas of development spread around a larger metro area. Kirsten Korosec, Fortune, 10 May 2018 The city should also be what Uber describes as polycentric, basically pockets of dense areas of development spread around a larger metro area. Kirsten Korosec, Fortune, 10 May 2018
Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021 The city should also be what Uber describes as polycentric, basically pockets of dense areas of development spread around a larger metro area. Kirsten Korosec, Fortune, 10 May 2018 The city should also be what Uber describes as polycentric, basically pockets of dense areas of development spread around a larger metro area. Kirsten Korosec, Fortune, 10 May 2018 Word History
Etymology
poly- + -centric; (sense b) after Italian policentrico
Note: The Italian word apparently first came to notice in an interview with Palmiro togliatti published in the journal Nuovi argomenti (May-June, 1956). An English translation of the interview was published in London in the same year as "Problems of the Development of Social Democracy. Questions Posed by the 20th Congress, C.P.S.U."
First Known Use
1887, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
polycentric
adjective
poly·cen·tric ˌpäl-i-ˈsen-trik
: having several centromeres
polycentric chromosomes
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