polytropic adjective. [pɒlɪ'trǝʊpɪk, -'trɒpɪk] M19.
[from Greek polutropos, formed as POLY- + -TROPIC.]
1. Capable of turning to various courses or expedients; versatile. Freq. as an epithet of Ulysses, with allus. to the Odyssey. M19.

2. Of a bee: collecting nectar from many kinds of flower. L19.

3. Physics & Astronomy. Pertaining to or characterized by the fact that pressure, temperature, entropy, and volume change in such a way that some property remains constant. E20.

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