Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

architecture

/ˈɑɹ.kɪˌtɛk.t͡ʃɚ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.42 in modern English

Syllables
ar-chi-tec-ture
IPA
/ˈɑɹ.kɪˌtɛk.t͡ʃɚ/
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any particular style of building design.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure; workmanship.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A unifying structure.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A family of CPUs sharing a common instruction set and having partial or full compatibility with software built on each other.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A specific model of a microchip or CPU.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The structure and design of a system or product.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ-der.? Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-) Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *tétḱō Proto-Hellenic *téktōn Ancient Greek τέκτων (téktōn) Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn)bor. Latin architectus Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin architectūralbor. French architecturebor. English architecture Borrowed from French architecture, from Latin architectūra. Originally from architect, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn, “architect”, literally “arch builder, ext. chief builder, principal craftsman”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *tetḱ-, architecture, architectūra, ἀρχιτέκτων

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɑɹ.kɪˌtɛk.t͡ʃɚ/
  • British English: /ˈɑː.kɪˌtɛk.t͡ʃə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

architectures (plural)

Derived Forms

advertecture angioarchitecture aquatecture architect architectonic architectural architectured architecturesque architextuality architourism architourist arcology

Phrases

hostile architecture instruction set architecture oyster-tecture

Synonyms

computer architecture

Questions

How do you pronounce architecture?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑɹ.kɪˌtɛk.t͡ʃɚ/.
What does architecture mean?
The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated.
Where does architecture come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce architecture

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