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Definition of Polycentric
1. Adjective. Having many centres, especially centres of authority or control ¹
2. Adjective. (context: of chromosomes etc) Having multiple central parts ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Polycentric
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Polycentric
1. Having several centres. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Polycentric
Literary usage of Polycentric
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transport and Spatial Policies: Held in Paris on the 7th-8th November 2002 by ECMT Staff (2004)
"The polycentric city While the Round Table discussion showed that the ...
The process of decentralisation has increasingly taken a polycentric form, ..."
2. Competitive Cities in the Global Economy by Oecd, SourceOECD (Online service) (2006)
"The concept of polycentric metropolitan areas polycentric urban regions are ...
One of the important characteristics of these polycentric regions is that ..."
3. Urban Policy in Germany: Towards Sustainable Urban Development by Publi Oecd Published by Oecd Publishing (1999)
"Features and dynamics of the German polycentric system An overview of the fifteen
main ... This polycentric system of cities, characteristic for Germany, ..."
4. Tunneling: A Practical Treatise by Charles Prelini (1912)
"The best one for the majority of conditions, and the one most commonly employed,
is a polycentric figure in which the number of centers and the length of ..."
5. Tunneling: A Practical Treatise by Charles Prelini (1912)
"The best one for the majority of conditions, and the one most commonly employed,
is a polycentric figure in which the number of centers and the length of ..."
6. Tunneling: A Practical Treatise by Charles Prelini (1912)
"The best one for the majority of conditions, and the one most commonly employed,
is a polycentric figure in which the number of centers and the length of ..."
7. Urban Renaissance: Canberra, a Sustainable Future by OECD Staff, Oecd, (Paris) Organisation for Economic Co-ope, Sir W P Deane (2002)
"Can a highly decentralised polycentric city with a number of suburban town centre
nodes sustain separate vibrant employment centres for most of the working ..."
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