ポリ

prefix

poly-

Prefix used in borrowed scientific, technical, and product terms to mean 'many' or 'poly-,' as in polymer names and materials.

• この部ぶ品ひんはポリカーボネート製せいです。

  This part is made of polycarbonate.

noun

polyethylene

Abbreviation of ポリエチレン, usually seen inside compounds such as ポリ袋; in everyday speech it may be understood broadly as a plastic/polyethylene item.

See also: ポリエチレン

• スーパーでポリ袋ぶくろを一いち枚まいもらった。

  I got a plastic bag at the supermarket.

noun

polyphony; number of simultaneous voices

Music and electronic-instrument jargon, clipped from ポリフォニー; used especially in specifications for keyboards and synthesizers.

See also: ポリフォニー

• このシンセの同どう時じ発はつ音おん数すうは最さい大だい64ポリです。

  This synthesizer has a maximum polyphony of 64 voices.