architectonic
/ahr-ki-tek-ton-ik/US // ˌɑr kɪ tɛkˈtɒn ɪk //UK // (ˌɑːkɪtɛkˈtɒnɪk) //
建筑学,建筑学的,架构性,架构学
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Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : of or relating to the principles of architecture.
- : resembling architecture, especially in its highly organized manner or technique of structure: the architectonic perfection of his new novel.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as inarchitectural
Examples
That low-relief sculpture resembles a painting, and fits neatly with Williams’s colorful pictures, which juggle organic and architectonic forms.
In this connection, we note a characteristic difference between the beginnings of architectonic art and that of the other arts.
The architectonic beauty does honor to the author of nature; grace does honor to him who possesses it.
Imitative grace is to true grace what beauty of toilet is to architectonic beauty.
Still the architectonic principle is powerful in the Iliad, though more instinctive, and far less explicit than in the Odyssey.
The small, bronze-painted figures, expressed the suspension and repose of the ceiling; they were architectonic symbols.
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