polytropic

Meaning

1. (not-comparable) of any change in the thermodynamic properties of a gas in which its specific heat remains constant
2. (not-comparable) many-valued
3. (not-comparable) Focusing one’s attention on multiple sets of things at one time.
4. (not-comparable) Of bees: visiting a wide circle of flowers.

Opposite of

monotropic

Synonyms

multivariate

mutable

Translations

polytrop

politropico

politropica

Etymology

From polytrope, equivalent to poly- + -tropic, ultimately from Ancient Greek πολύτροπος (polútropos).