Definition of Architecture

1. Noun. An architectural product or work.

Generic synonyms: Building, Edifice

2. Noun. The discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings. "Architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"

3. Noun. The profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect.

4. Noun. (computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software. "The architecture of a computer's system software"

Definition of Architecture

1. n. The art or science of building; especially, the art of building houses, churches, bridges, and other structures, for the purposes of civil life; -- often called civil architecture.

Definition of Architecture

1. Noun. The art and science of designing buildings and other structures. ¹

2. Noun. The profession of an architect. ¹

3. Noun. Any particular style of building design. ¹

4. Noun. A unifying structure. ¹

5. Noun. (computing) A specific model of a microchip or CPU. ¹

6. Noun. The structure and design of a system or product. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Architecture

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Medical Definition of Architecture

1. 1. The art or science of building; especially, the art of building houses, churches, bridges, and other structures, for the purposes of civil life; often called civil architecture. "Many other architectures besides Gothic." (Ruskin) 3. Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure; workmanship. "The architecture of grasses, plants, and trees." (Tyndall) "The formation of the first earth being a piece of divine architecture." (Burnet) Military architecture, the art of fortifications. Naval architecture, the art of building ships. Origin: L. Architectura, fr. Architectus: cf. F. Architecture. See Architect. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Architecture

architectress
architectresses
architects
architectural
architectural accessibility
architectural drawings
architectural engineering
architectural ornament
architectural panel
architectural pattern
architectural patterns
architectural plan
architectural shingle
architectural style
architecturally
architecture (current term)
architectured
architectures
architeuthid
architeuthids
architeuthis
architourism
architourist
architourists
architranseme
architransemes
architrave
architraved
architraves
archivable

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