| Archimedes |
a Greek mathematician and inventor (287?-212 B.C.). |
| archipelago |
a large body of water containing many islands. [3 definitions] |
| architect |
one who designs buildings and oversees their construction. [2 definitions] |
| architectonic |
of, concerning, or resembling architecture, esp. in structure or design. |
| architectonics |
(used with a sing. verb) the science of designing and constructing buildings. [2 definitions] |
| architectural |
of or pertaining to architecture. |
| architecture |
the act or process of designing buildings, or the profession of an architect. [3 definitions] |
| architrave |
in architecture, the lowermost beam resting directly on supporting columns. [2 definitions] |
| archive |
(often pl.) a collection of records or information pertaining to an institution, organization, or historical figure. [2 definitions] |
| archives |
the body of records or information pertaining to an institution, organization, or historical figure. [2 definitions] |
| archivist |
a person who manages or maintains archives. |
| archon |
a high-ranking magistrate in ancient Athens. [2 definitions] |
| archway |
the passageway under an arch. [2 definitions] |
| -archy |
government; rule. |
| arc lamp |
a lamp, such as a searchlight, in which light is produced by an electric arc passing through a gas between two hot electrodes; arc light. |
| arco |
played with a bow rather than by plucking the strings (used as a musical direction). (Cf. pizzicato.) |
| arctic |
(often cap.) of or pertaining to the geographic region encompassing the North Pole. [5 definitions] |
| Arctic Circle |
an imaginary line drawn around the earth parallel to the equator and south of the North Pole. |
| arctic fox |
a fox of arctic regions, whose fur is blue-gray or brownish gray in summer and white or light gray in winter. |
| Arctic Ocean |
an ocean that surrounds the North Pole; Arctic. |
| Arcturus |
an orange star in the constellation Boötes, having a magnitude of zero. |