单词 | ekistics |
释义 | ekistics[ ih-kis-tiks ] / ɪˈkɪs tɪks / noun (used with a singular verb)the scientific study of human settlements, drawing on diverse disciplines, including architecture, city planning, and behavioral science. Origin of ekistics1955–60; coined by Constantine A. Doxiadus (1913–1975), Greek urbanologist, ultimately <Greek oikistikōs, derivative of oikisía settlement, derivative of oîkos house; see -ics Words nearby ekisticseke, eke out, EKG, ekistic, ekistician, ekistics, Ekiti, Ekman, Ekman layer, Ekman Spiral, ekpwele Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for ekisticsekistics / (ɪˈkɪstɪks) / noun(functioning as singular) the science or study of human settlements Derived forms of ekisticsekistic or ekistical, adjectiveekistician, nounWord Origin for ekisticsC20: from Greek oikistikos of or concerning settlements, from oikizein to settle (a colony), from oikos a house Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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