| 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) |
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| bone architecture | The pattern of trabeculae and associated structures. See: Wolff's law. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| coarse breast architecture | <radiology> Inflammatory carcinoma, other lymphatic spread of tumour, oedema, congestive heart failure, uraemia, drug-induced, radiation, mastitis (12 Dec 1998) |