architecture

/ˈɑɹ.kəˌtɛk.tʃɚ/

nounar · chi · tec · ture

Think: **ARCH** + **I** + **TECH** + **TURE** — architecture is the “arch + tech” of building.

Yes, it's architecture. Don’t drop the second **t**: it’s **archi-TEC-TURE** (…**tect**… not …**tec**… or …**te**…).

Definitions

  1. nounthe art and science of designing and constructing buildings and other structures
  2. nounthe style or design of a building or group of buildings
  3. nounthe way something is organized or structured (for example, a computer system or a plan)

Examples

  • “The museum’s architecture blends glass walls with stone arches.”
  • “In social studies, we learned about the architecture of ancient Rome.”
  • “The app’s architecture makes it easy to add new features without breaking old ones.”

Synonyms

building designstructural designconstruction designstylestructure

Antonyms

disorderchaos

Translations

ES arquitecturaPT arquiteturaFR architecture

Common misspellings

architechturearchtecturearchiturearchitectchurearchitecurearchiteccturearchitectuer

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