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Tectonics

The science, or the art, by which implements, vessels, dwellings, or other edifices, are constructed, both agreeably to the end for which they are designed, and in conformity with artistic sentiments and ideas.

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Morphology 76% connected

That branch of biology which deals with the structure of animals and plants, treating of the forms of organs and describing their varieties, homologi…

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Science 76% connected

Knowledge; knowledge of principles and causes; ascertained truth of facts.

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Architecture 70% connected

The art or science of building; especially, the art of building houses, churches, bridges, and other structures, for the purposes of civil life; -- o…

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Architectonics 92% connected

The science of architecture.

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