Polytechnic School
an educational establishment in which instruction is given in many arts and sciences, more especially with reference to their practical application. The first polytechnic school was established by a decree of the French Convention, on Feb. 13, 1794, and was of great service to the country.
Numerous schools of this class now exist in all parts of the United States, among them the Brooklyn Polytechnic, Drexel Institute in Philadelphia, etc.