Definition of Architectonics

1. Noun. The science of architecture.

Exact synonyms: Tectonics
Generic synonyms: Science, Scientific Discipline
Group relationships: Architecture
Derivative terms: Architectonic

Definition of Architectonics

1. n. The science of architecture.

Definition of Architectonics

1. Noun. The science pertaining to architecture. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Architectonics

1. [n]

Medical Definition of Architectonics

1. 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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Architectonics

archipelago
archipelagoes
archipelagos
archiphonemic
archiptergyia
archipterygium
architect
architect's lien
architect's liens
architect's ruler
architected
architecting
architective
architectonic
architectonical
architectonics (current term)
architectress
architectresses
architects
architectural
architectural accessibility
architectural drawings
architectural engineering
architectural ornament
architectural panel
architectural pattern
architectural patterns
architectural plan
architectural shingle
architectural style

Literary usage of Architectonics

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Ancient Art and Its Remains: Or, A Manual of the Archaeology of Art by Karl Otfried Müller, Friedrich Gottlieb Welcker (1852)
"architectonics. 149. Architecture, which had formerly the temple as its l chief subject, seemed at this period much more active in ministering to the ..."

2. An Introduction to the Study of Aesthetics by James Clement Moffat (1856)
"CHAPTER I. THE arts belonging to the first class may be conveniently disposed under the five heads of Plastics, Graphics, architectonics, ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"There are detailed chapters presented on symmetry, cellularity, dissymmetry, colonial form, and metamerism as well as the pure "architectonics" of some of ..."

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