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ar·chi·tec·ton·ics \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷niks\ noun plural but singular in construction (also ar·chi·tec·ton·ic \-ik\) 1. : the science of architecture 2. philosophy a. : the doctrine of pure method or of the abstract systematization of knowledge b. : the abstract scheme or plan or the purely formal elucidation of something 3. a. : the structural design that imposes order, balance, and unity upon a work or an entity : the element of form that relates the parts to each other and to the whole < good novels … have rhythm, architectonics, focus — New Republic > < drawing is the architectonics, … the living skeleton of painting — George Biddle > b. : system of structure : plan of order < Dante's … architectonics of the relationships of authority and obedience — Israel Knox > |