Noun: architecture 'aa(r)-ki,tek-chu(r)- An architectural product or work
- (rhythm) 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" - The profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their aesthetic effect
- (computing) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software
"the architecture of a computer's system software"; - computer architecture
Derived forms: architectures Type of: bailiwick, beaux arts, build, building, discipline, edifice, field, field of study, fine arts, profession, structure, study, subject, subject area, subject field Encyclopedia: Architecture, Morality, Ted and Alice |