English-Thai Dictionary

architecture

N สถาปัตยกรรม  งาน สถาปัตยกรรม  sa-tha-pad-ta-ya-kam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ARCHITECTURE

n.[L. architectura.] 1. The art of building; but in a more limited and appropriate sense, the art of constructing houses, bridges and other buildings for the purposes of civil life.
2. Frame or structure.
The earth is a piece of divine architecture.
Military architecture is the art of fortification.
Naval architecture is the art of building ships.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ARCHITECTURE

Ar "chi *tec `ture, n. Etym: [L. architectura, fr. architectus: cf. F.architecture. See Architect. ]

 

1. The art or science of building; especially, the art of building houses, churches, bridges, and other structures, for the purposes of civil life; -- often called civil architecture. Many other architectures besides Gothic. Ruskin.

 

3. Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure; workmanship. The architecture of grasses, plants, and trees. Tyndall. The formation of the first earth being a piece of divine architecture. Burnet. Military architecture, the art of fortifications. -- Naval architecture, the art of building ships.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

architecture

ar chi tec ture |ˈärkiˌtekCHər ˈɑrkəˌtɛk (t )ʃər | ▶noun 1 the art or practice of designing and constructing buildings. • the style in which a building is designed or constructed, esp. with regard to a specific period, place, or culture: Victorian architecture. 2 the complex or carefully designed structure of something: the chemical architecture of the human brain. • the conceptual structure and logical organization of a computer or computer-based system: a client /server architecture. DERIVATIVES ar chi tec tur al |ˌärkiˈtekCHərəl |adjective, ar chi tec tur al ly |ˌärkiˈtekCHərəlē |adverb ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin architectura, from architectus (see architect ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

architecture

archi |tec ¦ture |ˈɑːkɪtɛktʃə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the art or practice of designing and constructing buildings. • the style in which a building is designed and constructed, especially with regard to a specific period, place, or culture: Georgian architecture. 2 the complex or carefully designed structure of something: the chemical architecture of the human brain. • the conceptual structure and logical organization of a computer or computer-based system. DERIVATIVES architectural |-ˈtɛktʃ (ə )r (ə )l |adjective, architecturally |-ˈtɛktʃ (ə )r (ə )li |adverb ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin architectura, from architectus (see architect ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

architecture

architecture noun 1 modern architecture: building design, building style, planning, building, construction; formal architectonics. 2 the architecture of a computer system: structure, construction, organization, layout, design, build, anatomy, makeup; informal setup. WORD LINKS architectonics the scientific study of architecture Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

architecture

architecture noun 1 schools of architecture and design: building design, planning, building, construction; formal architectonics. 2 an example of modern architecture: building style, design, structure, construction, framework. 3 the architecture of a computer system: structure, construction, form, formation, shape, composition, organization, layout, design, build, anatomy, make-up, constitution; informal set-up. WORD LINKS architecture architectonic relating to architecture architectonics study of architecture Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

French Dictionary

architecture

architecture n. f. nom féminin 1 Art de construire des édifices selon des proportions et des règles déterminées par leur caractère et leur objet. : L ’architecture moderne. 2 figuré Structure. : L ’architecture d ’un roman.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

architecture

ar chi tec ture /ɑ́ː r kətèktʃə r / (! -ch-は /k /; 強勢は第1音節 ) →architect 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U 建築 , 建築学, 建築技術 ▸ major in [study ] architecture 建築学を専攻する [学ぶ ]2 U 〖修飾語を伴って 〗(建築物の )建築様式 ▸ The architecture of the house is baroque (style ).その家の建築様式はバロック様式です ▸ modern architecture 現代建築様式 3 U ｟かたく ｠〖通例the ～〗構造, 構成 ▸ the architecture of the brain 脳の構造 ▸ the molecular architecture of DNA DNAの分子構造 4 C U 〘コンピュ 〙アーキテクチャ 〘コンピュータの設計に関する仕様または考え方 〙.5 〖the ～; 集合的に 〗建築物, 構造物 .