architectural
adj/ˌɑɹkɪˈtɛkt͡ʃəɹəl/ · /ˌɑɹkɪˈtɛktjəɹəl/
Etymology From architecture + -al.
1
Pertaining to architecture.
- The original family who had begun to build a palace to rival Nonesuch had died out before they had put up little more than the gateway, so that the actual structure which had come down to posterity retained the secret magic of a promise rather than the overpowering splendour of a great architectural achievement.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 1, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
- Wheelchair users are restricted entry into many structures and public facilities by architectural barriers.1986 February 8, Warren Blumenfeld, “Gay & Lesbian Print Disabled: The Issue is Access”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 29, page 9:
2
Resembling architecture in style; seeming to have been designed (by an architect).
- Derived terms
- angioarchitectural, antiarchitectural, architectural concrete, architectural duck, architecturalism, architecturalization, architecturalize, architecturally, architectural panel, architectural pattern, architectural shingle, chemoarchitectural, cytoarchitectural, histoarchitectural, immunoarchitectural, macroarchitectural, microarchitectural, myeloarchitectural, neuroarchitectural, nonarchitectural, semiarchitectural, subarchitectural, unarchitectural