| architect | 1. A person skilled in the art of building; one who understands architecture, or makes it his occupation to form plans and designs of buildings, and to superintend the artificers employed. 2. A contriver, designer, or maker. "The architects of their own happiness." (Milton) "A French woman is a perfect architect in dress." (Coldsmith) Origin: L. Architectus, architecton, Gr. Chief artificer, master builder; pref. (E. Archi-) + workman, akin to art, skill, to produce: cf. F. Architecte, It. Architetto. See Technical. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| architectonics | The specific arrangement of cells in tissue, often used to refer to the arrangement of nerve cells in the brain (cerebral cortex). (27 Sep 1997) |
| architectress | A female architect. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| architectural accessibility | Designs for approaching areas inside or outside facilities. (12 Dec 1998) |
| architectural drawings | Drawings of architecture and architectural projects, whether the project was executed or not. (12 Dec 1998) |
| architecture | 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. Origin: L. Architectura, fr. Architectus: cf. F. Architecture. See Architect. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |