architecture
English Thesaurus
1. the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect (noun.act)
hypernym | : | profession, |
definition | : | an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences) (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | cantilever, |
definition | : | construct with girders and beams such that only one end is fixed (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | terrace, terrasse, |
definition | : | provide (a house) with a terrace (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | step, |
definition | : | furnish with steps (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | rail, |
definition | : | provide with rails (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | air-condition, air-cool, |
definition | : | equip with an apparatus for controlling the humidity and temperature (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | seat, |
definition | : | provide with seats (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | reseat, |
definition | : | provide with new seats (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | ramp, |
definition | : | furnish with a ramp (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | rafter, |
definition | : | provide (a ceiling) with rafters (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | gate, |
definition | : | supply with a gate (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | machicolate, |
definition | : | supply with projecting galleries (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | sanitate, |
definition | : | provide with sanitary facilities or appliances (verb.possession) |
2. an architectural product or work (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | building, edifice, |
definition | : | a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place (noun.artifact) |
domain category | : | architecture, |
definition | : | the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings (noun.cognition) |
3. (computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software (noun.attribute)
hypernym | : | structure, |
definition | : | the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts (noun.attribute) |
domain category | : | computer science, computing, |
definition | : | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures (noun.cognition) |
4. the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings (noun.cognition)
hypernym | : | beaux arts, fine arts, |
definition | : | the study and creation of visual works of art (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | landscape architecture, |
definition | : | the branch of architecture dealing with the arrangement of land and buildings for human use and enjoyment (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | urban planning, |
definition | : | the branch of architecture dealing with the design and organization of urban space and activities (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | interior design, |
definition | : | the branch of architecture dealing with the selection and organization of furnishings for an architectural interior (noun.cognition) |
domain member category | : | arch, |
definition | : | (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | architectural ornament, |
definition | : | (architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | architecture, |
definition | : | an architectural product or work (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | attic, |
definition | : | (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | column, pillar, |
definition | : | (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | conge, congee, |
definition | : | (architecture) a concave molding (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | corbel, truss, |
definition | : | (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent) (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | corbel arch, |
definition | : | (architecture) an arch constructed of masonry courses that are corbelled until they meet (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | corbie gable, |
definition | : | (architecture) a gable having corbie-steps or corbel steps (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | corner, quoin, |
definition | : | (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | drip, drip mold, drip mould, |
definition | : | (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway) (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | entablature, |
definition | : | (architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | foliage, foliation, |
definition | : | (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | modillion, |
definition | : | (architecture) one of a set of ornamental brackets under a cornice (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | pier, |
definition | : | (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows) (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | pinnacle, |
definition | : | (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | scape, shaft, |
definition | : | (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | spandrel, spandril, |
definition | : | an approximately triangular surface area between two adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above them (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | term, terminal figure, terminus, |
definition | : | (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | vaulting, |
definition | : | (architecture) a vaulted structure (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | order, |
definition | : | (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | columniation, |
definition | : | (architecture) the arrangement of columns (especially freestanding columns) in a structure (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | fenestration, |
definition | : | the arrangement of windows in a building (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | art form, |
definition | : | (architecture) a form of artistic expression (such as writing or painting or architecture) (noun.cognition) |
domain member category | : | hip, |
definition | : | (architecture) the exterior angle formed by the junction of a sloping side and a sloping end of a roof (noun.shape) |
domain member category | : | build, |
definition | : | be engaged in building (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | corbel, |
definition | : | furnish with a corbel (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | cornice, |
definition | : | furnish with a cornice (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | astylar, |
definition | : | lacking columns or pillars (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | attached, |
definition | : | used of buildings joined by common sidewalls (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | detached, |
definition | : | used of buildings; standing apart from others (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | engaged, |
definition | : | built against or attached to a wall (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | trabeate, trabeated, |
definition | : | not arcuate; having straight horizontal beams or lintels (rather than arches) (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | foliate, foliated, |
definition | : | ornamented with foliage or foils (adj.pert) |
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