naval architecture

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naval architecture - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Architecture \Ar"chi*tec`ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. architectura,
     fr. architectus: cf. F. architecture. See Architect.]
     1. The art or science of building; especially, the art of
        building houses, churches, bridges, and other structures,
        for the purposes of civil life; -- often called civil
        architecture.
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              Many other architectures besides Gothic. --Ruskin.
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     3. Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure;
        workmanship.
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              The architecture of grasses, plants, and trees.
                                                    --Tyndall.
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              The formation of the first earth being a piece of
              divine architecture.                  --Burnet.
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     Military architecture, the art of fortifications.
  
     Naval architecture, the art of building ships.
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