architecture
classical architecture
The art and practice of designing and making buildings
classical architecture
Oxford Essential Dictionary
architecture
noun (no plural)
1 the study of designing and making buildings:
He has a degree in architecture.
2 the design or style of a building or buildings:
Do you like modern architecture?
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
architecture
ar‧chi‧tec‧ture S3 W3 /ˈɑːkətektʃə, ˈɑːkɪtektʃə $ ˈɑːrkətektʃər/ noun
1. [uncountable] the style and design of a building or buildings
architecture of
• the architecture of Venice
modern/classical/medieval etc architecture
2. [uncountable] the art and practice of planning and designing buildings:
• He studied architecture at university.
3. [uncountable] the structure of something:
• the architecture of DNA
4. [uncountable and countable] technical the structure of a computer system and the way it works
—architectural /ˌɑːkəˈtektʃərəl◂, ˌɑːkɪˈtektʃərəl◂ $ ˌɑːr-/ adjective:
• architectural features
—architecturally adverb:
• Architecturally, Chengdu is quite different from most of China.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
architecture
archi·tec·ture [architecture architectures] [ˈɑːkɪtektʃə(r)] [ˈɑːrkɪtektʃər] noun
1. uncountable the art and study of designing buildings
• to study architecture
2. uncountable the design or style of a building or buildings
• the architecture of the eighteenth century
• modern architecture
3. countable, uncountable (computing) the design and structure of a computer system
Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: from Latin architectura, from architectus from Greek arkhitektōn, from arkhi- ‘chief’ + tektōn ‘builder’.
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
architecture / ˈɑː.kɪ.tek.tʃə r / / ˈɑːr.kɪ.tek.tʃɚ / noun [ U ]
B1 the art and practice of designing and making buildings:
to study architecture
B1 the style in which buildings are made:
Roman architecture
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary
architecture
[ɑ͟ː(r)kɪtektʃə(r)]
architectures
1) N-UNCOUNT Architecture is the art of planning, designing, and constructing buildings.
He studied classical architecture and design in Rome.
2) N-UNCOUNT: with supp The architecture of a building is the style in which it is designed and constructed.
...modern architecture.
...a fine example of Moroccan architecture.
...the architecture of the city's buildings.
3) N-UNCOUNT: also N in pl, N of n The architecture of something is its structure. [FORMAL]
...the crumbling intellectual architecture of modern society.
...the architecture of muscle fibres.
Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary
architecture
ar·chi·tec·ture /ˈɑɚkəˌtɛkʧɚ/ noun, pl -tures
1 [noncount] : the art or science of designing and creating buildings
• In college, he studied architecture.
2 [noncount] : a method or style of building
• The architecture of the building is modern.
3 [count] technical : the way in which the parts of a computer are organized
• different program architectures
- ar·chi·tec·tur·al /ˌɑɚkəˈtɛkʧərəl/ adj
• architectural blueprints/designs/drawings/plans
• an architectural detail/element/feature/style
- ar·chi·tec·tur·al·ly adv
• architecturally wonderful buildings
