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Architectonic — may mean: *pertaining to architecture, or suggesting the qualities of architecture, *in Aristotelism, as well as Kantianism, systematization of all knowledge. 1. Of or relating to architecture or design. 2. Having qualities, such as design and… … Wikipedia
Architectonic — Ar chi*tec*ton ic, Architectonical Ar chi*tec*ton ic*al, a. [L. architectonicus, Gr. ?. See {Architect}.] 1. Pertaining to a master builder, or to architecture; evincing skill in designing or construction; constructive. Architectonic wisdom.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Architectonic — Ar chi*tec*ton ic, n. [Cf. F. architectonique.] 1. The science of architecture. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of arranging knowledge into a system. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
architectonic — (adj.) 1670s (architectonical is from c.1600), pertaining to architecture, from L. architectonicus, from Gk. arkhitektonikos pertaining to a master builder, from arkhitekton (see ARCHITECT (Cf. architect)). Metaphysical sense, pertaining to… … Etymology dictionary
architectonic — adj architectural (see under ARCHITECTURE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
architectonic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to architecture or architects. 2) having a clearly defined and artistically pleasing structure. ► NOUN (architectonics) (treated as sing. ) 1) the scientific study of architecture. 2) musical, literary, or artistic… … English terms dictionary
architectonic — [är΄kə tek tän′ik] adj. [L architectonicus < Gr architektonikos < architektōn, ARCHITECT] 1. of or relating to architecture or architectural methods, principles, etc. 2. having structure or design of a kind thought of as architectural n.… … English World dictionary
architectonic — Architectural qualities, as observed in subjects which are not typically architectural ones. For instance, architectonic is used as the name of the second style of classical Roman fresco painting, in which painters covered walls with such… … Glossary of Art Terms
architectonic — architectonically, adv. /ahr ki tek ton ik/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the principles of architecture. 2. resembling architecture, esp. in its highly organized manner or technique of structure: the architectonic perfection of his new novel.… … Universalium
Architectonic jewellery — may be categorised as a strand or subset of Modernist jewellery. Architectonic jewellery is jewellery that considers or interprets the qualities or principles of architecture in relation to the body. The three interesting texts that discuss this… … Wikipedia
architectonic — adjective Etymology: Latin architectonicus, from Greek architektonikos, from architektōn Date: 1645 1. of, relating to, or according with the principles of architecture ; architectural 2. having an organized and unified structure that suggests an … New Collegiate Dictionary
