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architecture
[ ahr-ki-tek-cher ]
noun
- the profession of designing buildings, open areas, communities, and other artificial constructions and environments, usually with some regard to aesthetic effect. Architecture often includes design or selection of furnishings and decorations, supervision of construction work, and the examination, restoration, or remodeling of existing buildings.
- the character or style of building:
the architecture of Paris; Romanesque architecture.
- the action or process of building; construction.
- the result or product of architectural work, as a building.
- buildings collectively.
- Computers. a fundamental underlying design of computer hardware, software, or both.
- the structure of anything:
the architecture of a novel.
architecture
/ ˈɑːɪˌɛʃə /
noun
- the art and science of designing and superintending the erection of buildings and similar structures
- a style of building or structure
Gothic architecture
- buildings or structures collectively
- the structure or design of anything
the architecture of the universe
- the internal organization of a computer's components with particular reference to the way in which data is transmitted
- the arrangement of the various devices in a complete computer system or network
Derived Forms
- ˌˈٱٳܰ, adjective
- ˌˈٱٳܰly, adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of architecture1
Example Sentences
"I started going around, like, Swansea, Port Talbot, Cardiff and Newport, looking for any little bit of architecture that I could find that might pass as a little bit Americana," he said.
Epicenter, in Green River, Utah, is “rural and proud” and a “creative initiative that combines art, architecture and rural investment in order to build a more resilient, equitable and vibrant local community.”
Edinburgh's architecture often features unicorns and several can be found on the Royal Mile.
Walking up to the house, Palcic installed symmetrical plantings emphasizing the home’s Monterey Colonial architecture.
Next to the school stands the shell of Clune Park Church, built in 1905 from red sandstone in the late Gothic "Modern Movement" style of architecture.
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