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| 1. | [ noun ] (architecture) an architectural product or work | |
| Related terms: | building | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (architecture,fine art) the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings | |
| Examples: | "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use" |
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| Related terms: | discipline fine_arts interior_design landscape_architecture urban_planning architectonics foliation column pinnacle corinthian arced build corbel_arch corbel_step term corbel corbel engaged fenestration corner corbie_gable foliate entablature trabeated cornice attached drip modillion pier arch doric art_form order shaft architectural_ornament vaulting columniation attic ionic detached astylar | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (work) the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect | |
| Related terms: | profession seat rafter reseat ramp crenel terrace gate rail air-condition machicolate sanitate step cantilever | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software | |
| Synonyms: | computer_architecture | |
| Examples: | "the architecture of a computer's system software" |
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| Related terms: | structure complex_instruction_set_computing reduced_instruction_set_computing computer_science | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts | |
| Synonyms: | structure | |
| Examples: | "artists must study the structure of the human body" "the structure of the benzene molecule" |
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| Related terms: | constitution framework computer_architecture infrastructure cytoarchitecture structure | |
| Similar spelling: |
architect architectural architecturally architectonic architectonics architeuthis architrave |
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