architectonic
US/ɑɹ.kə.tɛkˈtɑ.nɪk/
architectonic adjective: relating to or characteristic of architecture, design and construction.
Adjective
architectonic (comparative more architectonic, superlative most architectonic)
- Relating to or characteristic of architecture, design and construction.
- architectonic wisdom1684, Robert Boyle, On the High Veneration Man’s Intellect owes to God
- [T]he great Creator hath likevviſe ſignalized his Care and Skill, by giving Animals an architectonick Faculty, to build themſelves convenient places of Retirement, in vvhich to repoſe and ſecure themſelves, and to nurſe up their Young.1713, W[illiam] Derham, “[A Survey of the Terraqueous Globe.] Of the Houses, and Habitations of Animals.”, in Physico-Theology: Or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from His Works...
- Foundational, fundamental; supporting the structure of a morality, society, or culture.
- We do not of course always, or even often, find the moral principles clearly and consciously expressed or consistently supported, but we cannot but feel that they are present in the shape of instincts, and those instincts pervading and architectonic.1874, Ernest Myers, The Extant Odes of Pindar, translated into English, Introduction, page 15
- […] the Agamemnon and the Libation-Bearers contain extensive choral odes, unequalled for their architectonic majesty in the whole range of dramatic art.1924, Herbert Weir Smyth, “II. The Suppliant Maidens”, in Aeschylean Tragedy, page 52
- Relating to the scientific systematization of the totality of knowledge.
Noun
architectonic (plural architectonics)
- The design, structure, or architecture of something.
- Because the poems are an investigation into the nature of time, it is important to be aware of the overall temporal architectonic of the love-cycle.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 167
- The question of commandeering social space and, by extension, reviving a public sphere could well be developed within the architectonic of Bakhtin's theory.2013, Isher-Paul Sahni, “More than Horseplay”, in Studies in Popular Culture, volume 35, page 71
architectonic meaning in Tamil
architectonic in Tamil
- கட்டமைப்பு விசைசார், சிற்பக்கலை சார்ந்த, சிற்பிகளைப் பற்றிய, ஆக்குந்திறனுள்ள, கட்டுப்படுத்துகிற, கட்டளையிடுகிற
Forms of architectonic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more architectonic |
| superlative | most architectonic |
| Noun | |
| plural | architectonics |
Origin of architectonic
From Latin architectonicus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτεκτονικός (arkhitektonikós), from ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn, “architect”).
Words formed from architectonic
Questions about architectonic
- What does architectonic mean?
- Architectonic means relating to or characteristic of architecture, design and construction.
- What is architectonic in Tamil?
- Architectonic in Tamil is கட்டமைப்பு விசைசார், சிற்பக்கலை சார்ந்த, சிற்பிகளைப் பற்றிய. See Architectonic meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is architectonic?
- Architectonic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce architectonic?
- Architectonic is pronounced /ɑɹ.kə.tɛkˈtɑ.nɪk/ (US).
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