tectonics Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun the science of architecture
architectonics.
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noun the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust
plate tectonics; plate tectonic theory.
WordNet
Tec*ton"ics noun
Definitions
The science, or the art, by which implements, vessels, dwellings, or other edifices, are constructed, both agreeably to the end for which they are designed, and in conformity with artistic sentiments and ideas.