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architecture
has definitions from the fields of work,architecture,fine art,computer science
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[ noun ] (architecture) an architectural product or work
Used in print (Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)Figurines and simple chapels presage the emergence of sculpture and architecture in Greece ; objects in gold , ivory , and bronze grow more numerous . On this principle of division I must postpone the evolution of sculpture , architecture , society , and politics ; for the developments in these areas make_sense only if they are connected to the age of revolution itself . (Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)She was forty-nine at this time , a lanky woman of breeding with an austere , narrow face which had the distinction of a steeple or some architecture that had been designed long_ago for a stubborn sort of prayer . Related terms |
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[ 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" Used in print (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)Without comparing the relative merits of the two courses - architecture versus interior_design - let us examine the educational needs of the interior_designer . 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 |
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[ noun ] (work) the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect
Used in print (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)Considerable specialization in teaching subjects such_as architecture , furniture design , textiles and color is also desirable . Related terms profession seat rafter reseat ramp crenel terrace gate rail air-condition machicolate sanitate step cantilever |
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[ noun ] (computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software
Synonyms Examples "the architecture of a computer's system software" |
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[ noun ] the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts
Synonyms Examples "artists must study the structure of the human body" "the structure of the benzene molecule" |
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