architectura

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

archĭtectūra: ae, f. id.,
I the art of building, architecture, = ἀρχιτεκτονία.
I Lit., * Cic. Off. 1, 42, 151; Vitr. 1, 1; 1, 3.—
II Trop., of historical representation: Specus ipsa quā concameratur architecturā! Plin. 11, 24, 28, § 82.