Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to architecture or design.
- adjective Having qualities, such as design and structure, that are characteristic of architecture.
- adjective Philosophy Of or relating to the scientific systematization of knowledge.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to architecture; hence, pertaining or relating to construction or design of any kind.
- Skilled in architecture; expert in designing or constructing.
- Relating to the construction of a complete and scientifically arranged theory or system of doctrine.
- Having the same relation to something as that of an architect to his work; designing; controlling; governing; directive.
- noun The science of architecture. Also
architectonics . - noun In logic, the art of constructing systems.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to a master builder, or to architecture; evincing skill in designing or construction; constructive.
- adjective Relating to the systemizing of knowledge.
- noun The science of architecture.
- noun The act of arranging knowledge into a system.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective relating to, or characteristic of
architecture ,design andconstruction - adjective relating to the
scientific systematization of thetotality ofknowledge
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- adjective of or pertaining to construction or architecture
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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By the term architectonic I mean the art of constructing a system.
The Critique of Pure Reason Immanuel Kant 1764
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Poetry tends to open in architectonic forms, there arise the meters, the strophes, the so-called fixed forms.
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If any cuisine may be described as architectonic, it must surely be the French.
Waiting for the Light Kim Hutchinson 2009
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Penny Yassour designed condensed sculptural elements that recalled architectonic bodies, or mazes positioned on the ground to create a kind of industrial space that she described as mental maps.
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There may perhaps be allowed to be a certain want of "architectonic" in him.
The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) George Saintsbury 1889
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Bob Dylan has this majestic, tremendous, architectonic ability to make a song have this gigantic scope.
Mike Ragogna: Kryptonite's 20th Anniversary: Chatting with Spin Doctors' Chris Barron Plus Keb Mo and More Mike Ragogna 2011
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The architecture allows for structuring, for an architectonic approach to how one deals with narrative visually in space, rather than just through time.
An Author Retraces His Steps Barbara Chai 2011
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The relative simplicity of the style, combined with its ability to incorporate in some abstracted manner more traditional architectonic elements -- Wagner's work incorporates clear if modified references to everything from Byzantine to Baroque -- renders it particularly useful for modern church-building, especially when budgets are a concern; there is less of the risk of the finished product appearing, in some sense, undercooked, when key decorative elements are removed due to monetary constraints.
Jugendstil 2009
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The hi-tech visions appear as fully executed architectonic meditations, linking architecture with landscape and making ground-breaking technology an important component of the program.
Grand Illusions on the Hudson Vibhuti Patel 2011
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Bob Dylan has this majestic, tremendous, architectonic ability to make a song have this gigantic scope.
Mike Ragogna: Kryptonite's 20th Anniversary: Chatting with Spin Doctors' Chris Barron Plus Keb Mo and More Mike Ragogna 2011
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