architectonically
- adverb
- /ˌɑːrkɪˈtɛktəˌnɪkli/
- Formal
- The building was designed architectonically to enhance both form and function.
Examples
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In both these latter locations, integrated outcrops as well as the architectonically carved outcrop intertwine built and natural environments.
Academic text (2007) -
Peirce's elegant alternative is to provide for interpretation architectonically by casting logic as semiotic.
Academic text (1994) -
Second, cortical areas that are generated later are generally more architectonically differentiated (also briefly reviewed in 35).
Academic text (2018) -
The artist arranged the colors architectonically to create a sense of balance in the painting.
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Their arguments were structured architectonically, making it easy to follow their reasoning.
Synonyms
In a way that changes the parts that hold something together
In a way that shows the design or style of buildings
In a way that is about how a group or company is arranged and works
In a way that looks at how parts make a whole, like words in a sentence
In a way that has to do with how something is built
In a way that shows how parts are arranged
Surface Forms
Morphology
architectonically = architectonic (transparent) = architectonic + ally
Standard adverbial formation from the adjective 'architectonic'; the meaning is directly derived from the base.
Etymology
Architectonically shares its roots with architect and architecture, from old Greek parts archi- meaning 'main' and -tect meaning 'builder'. So, to call something architectonically important is to talk about its main design or structure — the way it is 'built' or organized.