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architecture

[ ahr-ki-tek-cher ]

noun

  1. the profession of designing buildings, open areas, communities, and other artificial constructions and environments, usually with some regard to aesthetic effect. Architecture often includes design or selection of furnishings and decorations, supervision of construction work, and the examination, restoration, or remodeling of existing buildings.
  2. the character or style of building:

    the architecture of Paris; Romanesque architecture.

  3. the action or process of building; construction.
  4. the result or product of architectural work, as a building.
  5. buildings collectively.
  6. Computers. a fundamental underlying design of computer hardware, software, or both.
  7. the structure of anything:

    the architecture of a novel.



architecture

/ ˈɑːkɪˌtɛktʃə /

noun

  1. the art and science of designing and superintending the erection of buildings and similar structures
  2. a style of building or structure

    Gothic architecture

  3. buildings or structures collectively
  4. the structure or design of anything

    the architecture of the universe

  5. the internal organization of a computer's components with particular reference to the way in which data is transmitted
  6. the arrangement of the various devices in a complete computer system or network
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌarchiˈtectural, adjective
  • ˌarchiˈtecturally, adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of architecture1

First recorded in 1555–65; from Middle French, from Latin architectūra; architect, -ure
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Example Sentences

No, say Diane Hoskins and Andy Cohen, co-CEOs of Gensler, the world’s largest architecture firm.

From Fortune

Yes, Google still has BERT, which shares similar architecture with GPT-3.

This is due in large part to the maddening architecture of the system.

From Ozy

You’ll want to start this process by building out a content map to define the information architecture.

The “transformer” part refers to a neural network architecture introduced by Google in 2017.

“It fundamentally changes the architecture of forest canopies,” says Watson.

He completely disrupts not only the conception of architecture—but also the fabrication, the mise en oeuvre of architecture.

Nothing illustrates this more tangibly than his relentless campaign against modern architecture.

The introduction of AIMS in the 777 changed the architecture of the avionics on Boeing airliners.

Compared to the architecture of other prominent Pritzker winners, these works are of an almost foreign category.

In the foreground was a large house of two stories and no architecture whatever, although the roof was mercifully flat.

The mountains are covered with wood fit for fuel, mining, architecture, and machinery.

Built of red sandstone, rich with sculptures and of graceful and harmonious architecture, there are few cathedrals more pleasing.

Hampshire cottage architecture is peculiarly characteristic of the county.

A single pagoda, five stories high, reminded us of the peculiar character of Chinese architecture.

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