architecture

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Any particular style of building design.
  3. (countable, uncountable) Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure; workmanship.
  4. (countable, uncountable) A unifying structure.
  5. (countable, uncountable) A family of CPUs sharing a common instruction set and having partial or full compatibility with software built on each other.
  6. (countable, uncountable) A specific model of a microchip or CPU.
  7. (countable, uncountable) The structure and design of a system or product.

Synonyms

construction
B2
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structure
B2
computer architecture
architectural
C2
edifice
44k
constitution
C1
construct
C2
execution
C1
fabric
C1
literature
C1
organization
B2
postmodern
postmodernist
system
A2

construction industry

housing
C1
organisation
C2

building construction

architectural science

durable and indestructible

permanent structure

permanent thing

hierarchical structure

style of architecture

building engineering

structural engineering

hierarchy system

body system

architectural & industrial ceramics

architectonics

construction business

architectural style

build
B1
building
A2
conformation
Translations

architecture
arquitectura
Architektur
architettura

αρχιτεκτονική

arquitetura
arquitectura
architectuur
arquitectura
mimarlık
Baukunst

bouwkunst

architectura
عمارة
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɑː.kɪ.ˌtɛk.tʃə/
Etymology

Borrowed from French architecture, from Latin architectūra. Originally from architect, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn, “architect”, literally “arch builder, ext. chief builder, principal craftsman”).

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