architecture
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō)
Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-)
Proto-Indo-European *teḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *-ō
Proto-Indo-European *tétḱō
Proto-Hellenic *téktōn
Ancient Greek τέκτων (téktōn)
Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn)bor.
Latin architectus
Proto-Indo-European *-tew-?
Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂?
Latin -tūra
Latin architectūralbor.
French architecturebor.
English architecture
Borrowed from French architecture, from Latin architectūra. Originally from architect, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn, “architect”, literally “arch builder, ext. chief builder, principal craftsman”).
Inflected forms:
form: architectures
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The architecture throughout NYC is amazing.
April 21, 2017, Max Roscoe, How Your City Is Killing You With Uglinesshttps://web.archive.org/web/20201112015531/https://www.returnofkings.com/118275/how-your-city-is-killing-you-with-ugliness
Architecture is the visual public expression of a culture’s achievements, values, and outlook.# The profession of an architect.
gloss: Any particular style of building design.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure; workmanship.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Our ſoules, whoſe faculties can comprehend
The wondrous Architecture of the world:
And meaſure euery wandring planets courſe,
Still climing after knowledge infinite, […]
the architecture of grasses, plants, and trees
1684-1690, Thomas Burnet, Sacred Theory of the Earth
the formation of the first Earth, after such a wonderful manner, being a piece of Divine Architecture
gloss: A unifying structure.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A family of CPUs sharing a common instruction set and having partial or full compatibility with software built on each other.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A specific model of a microchip or CPU.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The Intel architectures have more software written for them.
gloss: The structure and design of a system or product.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: 2004, Prof P.C.P. Bhatt, (nptel.iitm.ac.in) Module 14: Unix Kernel Architecture
The kernel runs the show, i.e. it manages all the operations in a Unix flavored environment. The kernel architecture must support the primary Unix requirements. These requirements fall in two categories namely, functions for process management and functions for file management (files include device files). Process management entails allocation of resources including CPU, memory, and offers services that processes may need. The file management in itself involves handling all the files required by processes, communication with device drives and regulating transmission of data to and from peripherals.
The architecture of the company's billing system is designed to support its business goals.
Derived words: advertecture
angioarchitecture
aquatecture
architect
architectonic
architectural
architectured
architecturesque
architextuality
architourism
architourist
arcology
astroarchitecture
barkitecture
bioarchitecture
biotecture
blobitecture
chemoarchitecture
cytoarchitecture
dearchitecturization
duplitecture
ecoarchitecture
ecotecture
hepatoarchitecture
histoarchitecture
hostile architecture
immunoarchitecture
instruction set architecture
macroarchitecture
marchitecture
marketecture
multiarchitecture
mycotecture
myeloarchitecture
myoarchitecture
nanoarchitecture
neuroarchitecture
nonarchitecture
oyster-tecture
parkitecture
rearchitecture
starchitecture
subarchitecture
synaptoarchitecture
xenoarchitecture
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