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Architecture view_list format_list_numbered
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/ar-chi-tec-tur-al/ [aa2.r.k.ah0.t.eh1.k.ch.er0.ah0.l] play_circle_filled

Definition: (ADJECTIVE) architecture

Example sentences:

  • Castledermot attracts a lot of tourists who visit the architectural remains in the area

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/dome/ [dinico..d.ih0.d.ow0.m.eh1.n.ih0.k.ow2] play_circle_filled

Definition: A rounded vault forming the roof of a building or structure, typically with a circular base

Example sentences:

  • This can be repeated to transform the octagon into a sixteen-sided figure on which the base of the dome may rest

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pediment star_border

/ped-i-ment/ [no ipa available] play_circle_filled
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Definition: A triangular feature surmounting a door, window, or other part of a non-classical building.

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  • Use of pediments has been freely adapted in many styles of architecture, yet remains most closely associated with Greek and Roman (Classical) derivatives.

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/per-pen-dic-u-lar/ [p.er2.p.ah0.n.d.ih1.k.y.ah0.l.er0] play_circle_filled
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Definition: At an angle of 90° to a given line, plane, or surface

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  • The minor axis is perpendicular to the plane of rotation of the galaxy.

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