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architectural en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌɑɹkɪˈtɛkt͡ʃəɹəl/
• /ˌɑɹkɪˈtɛktjəɹəl/
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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 Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English architectural From architecture + -al.

Meanings

1. Pertaining to architecture.
   • Wheelchair users are restricted entry into many structures and public facilities by architectural barriers. 1986 February 8, Warren Blumenfeld, “Gay & Lesbian Print Disabled: The Issue is Access”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 29, page 9:
   • The original family who had begun to build a palace to rival Nonesuch had died out before they had put up little more than the gateway, so that the actual structure which had come down to posterity retained the secret magic of a promise rather than the overpowering splendour of a great architectural achievement. 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 1, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
2. Resembling architecture in style; seeming to have been designed (by an architect).

Forms

Deriveds

cytoarchitectural · myeloarchitectural · histoarchitectural · angioarchitectural · architecturalize · architecturalization · antiarchitectural · architectural duck · architectural concrete · architectural shingle · unarchitectural · subarchitectural · chemoarchitectural · macroarchitectural · neuroarchitectural · architecturally · nonarchitectural · architecturalism · microarchitectural · architectural pattern · architectural panel · semiarchitectural · immunoarchitectural

Translations (44)

cs architektonický (pertaining to architecture) · uz meʼmoriy (pertaining to architecture) · mk архитекто́нски (pertaining to architecture) · es arquitectónico (pertaining to architecture) · fr architectural (pertaining to architecture) · io arkitekturala (pertaining to architecture) · pl architektoński (pertaining to architecture) · uk архітекту́рний (pertaining to architecture) · es arquitectural (pertaining to architecture) · fy boukundich (pertaining to architecture) · hu építészeti (pertaining to architecture) · it architettonico (pertaining to architecture) · fa معماری (pertaining to architecture) · pl architekturalny (pertaining to architecture) · nl architecturaal (pertaining to architecture) · da arkitektonisk (pertaining to architecture) · de Architektur- (pertaining to architecture) · ca arquitectònic (pertaining to architecture) · sv arkitektonisk (pertaining to architecture) · ar مِعْمَارِيّ (pertaining to architecture) · el αρχιτεκτονικός (pertaining to architecture) · kk сәулеттік (pertaining to architecture) · nn arkitektonisk (pertaining to architecture) · de architektonisch (pertaining to architecture) · pt arquitetónico (pertaining to architecture) · ka არქიტექტურული (pertaining to architecture) · sh arhitekturni (pertaining to architecture) · ro arhitectonic (pertaining to architecture) · ru архитекту́рный (pertaining to architecture) · ro arhitectural (pertaining to architecture) · vo bumavik (pertaining to architecture) · nl bouwkundig (pertaining to architecture) · pt arquitetônico (pertaining to architecture) · it architetturale (pertaining to architecture) · gv ard-obbrinagh (pertaining to architecture) · nl architectonisch (pertaining to architecture) · eo arkitektura (pertaining to architecture) · vi kiến trúc (pertaining to architecture) · nb arkitektonisk (pertaining to architecture) · pl architektoniczny (pertaining to architecture) · az memarlıq (pertaining to architecture) · fi arkkitehtoninen (pertaining to architecture) · af boukundig (pertaining to architecture) · tr mimari (pertaining to architecture)