architectonics
[ ar-ki-tek-ton-iks ]
/ ˌær kɪ tɛkˈtɒn ɪks /
noun (used with a singular verb)
the science of planning and constructing buildings.
Origin of architectonics
First recorded in 1650–60; see origin at
architectonic,
-ics
Words nearby architectonics
archiplasm,
archit.,
architect,
architect's table,
architectonic,
architectonics,
architectural,
architectural bronze,
architecture,
architecture parlante,
architrave
Example sentences from the Web for architectonics
For the architectonics of poetry he had not the requisite reach and grasp, the comprehensive and constructing vision.
The Vision of Sir Launfal |James Russell LowellThe first subject was more massive than musical and was built on the architectonics of Liszt and Tschaïkowsky.
Melomaniacs |James HunekerWhat was in him was mastery over the architectonics of verse.
The Last Harvest |John Burroughs
British Dictionary definitions for architectonics
architectonics
/ (ˌɑːkɪtɛkˈtɒnɪks) /
noun (functioning as singular)
the science of architecture
metaphysics
the scientific classification of knowledge