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architecture

architecture [noun]

The art and practice of designing and making buildings

US

/ˈɑːr.kə.tek.tʃɚ/

UK

/ˈɑː.kɪ.tek.tʃər/

معماری

مثال:

classical architecture

معمارى سبك‌ كلاسيك‌

The art and practice of designing and making buildings

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مثال انگلیسی:

classical architecture

معمارى سبك‌ كلاسيك‌

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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

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

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