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English → English (gcide) Definition: Naval architecture Architecture \Ar"chi*tec`ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. architectura, fr. architectus: cf. F. architecture. See Architect.] 1. The art or science of building; especially, the art of building houses, churches, bridges, and other structures, for the purposes of civil life; -- often called civil architecture. [1913 Webster] Many other architectures besides Gothic. --Ruskin. [1913 Webster] 3. Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure; workmanship. [1913 Webster] The architecture of grasses, plants, and trees. --Tyndall. [1913 Webster] The formation of the first earth being a piece of divine architecture. --Burnet. [1913 Webster] Military architecture, the art of fortifications. Naval architecture, the art of building ships. [1913 Webster] ||