tectonics Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the science of architecture
    architectonics.
  2. 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
  1. 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.

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