architecture
noun
Simple meaning
the art and science of designing and building structures
Pronunciation
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ahrkuhtekcherSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɑɹkətɛktʃɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated.
Any particular style of building design.
Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure; workmanship.
The structure and design of a system or product.
A unifying structure.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner (estimated)
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Varies by meaning
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated.
Used this way, architecture is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in science contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Science
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Word Family
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Word family
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Related to The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A bachelor's degree in architecture.
The style of architecture developed in the Byzantine Empire developed after the 5th century.
Architecture influenced by the ancient Greeks or Romans.
The art of assembling logical elements into a computing device.
A Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England.
A style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries.
Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
Architecture as a kind of art form.
The branch of engineering that deals with the construction of buildings (as distinguished from architecture as a design art).
Something added to a building to improve its appearance.
Related Words
Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.
- facadenoun
- architectnoun
- architecturaladjective
- sculpturenoun
- baroquenoun
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