Princeton's WordNet(3.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. architecture(noun)

   an architectural product or work

2. architecture(noun)

   the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings

   "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"

3. architecture(noun)

   the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect

4. computer architecture, architecture(noun)

   (computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software

   "the architecture of a computer's system software"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. architecture(Noun)

   The art and science of designing buildings and other structures.

   The architecture throughout NYC is amazing.

2. architecture(Noun)

   The profession of an architect.

3. architecture(Noun)

   Any particular style of building design.

4. architecture(Noun)

   A unifying structure.

5. architecture(Noun)

   A specific model of a microchip or CPU.

   The Intel architectures have more software written for them.

6. architecture(Noun)

   The structure and design of a system or product.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Architecture(noun)

   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

2. Architecture(noun)

   construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure; workmanship

Origin: [L. architectura, fr. architectus: cf. F. architecture. See Architect.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. architecture

   A framework or structure that portrays relationships among all the elements of the subject force, system, or activity.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'architecture' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3445

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'architecture' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4216

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'architecture' in Nouns Frequency: #1386

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of architecture in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of architecture in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of architecture in a Sentence

1. Johann von Goethe:

   I call architecture frozen music.

2. Philip Johnson:

   ARCHITECTURE, n The art of how to waste space.

3. Philip Johnson:

   Architecture is the art of how to waste space.

4. Coco Chanel:

   Fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions.

5. Yoshio Kato:

   In the future architecture will be designed by writers.

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