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| Corinthian |
of or denoting a classical style of architecture marked by fluted columns with capitals in the design of acanthus leaves. [1/3 definitions] |
| cornice |
in architecture, a decorative horizontal projection running near or along the upper edge of a wall or building; molding. [2/4 definitions] |
| cusp |
in geometry and architecture, the point at which two curves become tangent. [1/3 definitions] |
| dado |
in architecture, the section of a pedestal between the top and bottom moldings. [1/3 definitions] |
| Doric |
of, pertaining to, designating, or characteristic of the earliest and simplest order of classical Greek architecture, later adapted by the Romans, esp. its typical fluted columns with simple capitals. [1/3 definitions] |
| elevation |
in architecture, a scale drawing of one side of a structure. [1/4 definitions] |
| empire |
(cap.) of or pertaining to styles in architecture, clothing, and home furnishings prevalent in France during the first empire under Napoleon I. [1/4 definitions] |
| Ethernet |
a standard local area network architecture that specifies connection types, devices, and protocols (formerly a Xerox Corporation trademark). |
| fenestration |
in architecture, the placement and design of the windows and other openings in a building. [1/2 definitions] |
| Frederick Olmsted |
U.S. park designer considered the founder of American landscape architecture, whose achievements include New York City's Central Park and major U.S. national parks; born Frederick Law Olmsted (b.1822--d.1903) |
| frieze |
in architecture, an ornamental band with lettering, design, or sculpture, as above the columns in a classic temple, between the architrave and the cornice, or around the top of a room or building. |
| geodesic |
in architecture, of or denoting a structure such as a dome supported by short straight rods that form interlinking polygons. [1/3 definitions] |
| Georgian |
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the period of British history from the reign of George I through that of George IV, or the style, as of architecture, of that period. [1/6 definitions] |
| Gothic |
of or relating to the style of architecture that was popular from the twelfth through the mid-sixteenth century in Europe, characterized by its pointed arches and ribbed vaults. [2/7 definitions] |
| groin |
in architecture, the curved edge or edges formed at the intersection of two vaults. [2/4 definitions] |
| Ionic |
of or pertaining to a style of classical architecture characterized by fluted columns with a molded base and ornamental scrolls on the capital. [1/3 definitions] |
| neoclassic |
belonging to or concerning a revival of classical styles, forms, and principles in art, music, literature, or architecture. |
| neoclassicism |
(often cap.) the revival of classical Greek forms and motifs in European and American architecture of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. [1/2 definitions] |
| peristyle |
a row or series of architectural columns forming an enclosure around a building or open space, or the open space so enclosed, esp. as used in classical Greek architecture or copies of it. |
| postmodern |
in literature and the arts, esp. architecture, coming after, and usu. reacting against, modernism. |
| rampant |
in architecture, rising from supports or abutments that are lower at one side than at the other. [1/5 definitions] |
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