Synonyms of architecture

Noun


1. architecture, building, edifice

usage: an architectural product or work

2. architecture, discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick, fine arts, beaux arts

usage: 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, profession

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

4. computer architecture, architecture, structure

usage: (computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software; "the architecture of a computer's system software"

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