architectonics

noun

ar·​chi·​tec·​ton·​ics ˌär-kə-ˌtek-ˈtä-niks 

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

1

or less commonly architectonic

ˌär-kə-ˌtek-ˈtä-nik 

: the science of architecture

2

a

or less commonly architectonic : the unifying structural design of something

b

or less commonly architectonic : the system of structure

Examples of architectonics in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But Sergei Shchukin, the Russian collector who commissioned the painting with two others, didn’t see it that way, rejecting its weird spatial architectonics out of hand. —Vulture, 3 May 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

architectonics

noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction

ar·​chi·​tec·​ton·​ics -tek-ˈtän-iks 

: the structural arrangement or makeup of an anatomical part or system

the architectonics of nuclei in the cerebellum

architectonic

-ik 

adjective