Main Entry: ar·chi·tec·ture

Pronunciation: \ˈär-kə-ˌtek-chər\

Function: noun

: the basic structural form especially of a bodily part or of a large molecule <the architecture and function of the cerebral cortex> <the complex molecular architecture of muscle cells—Carolyn Cohen>

—ar·chi·tec·tur·al \ˌär-kə-ˈtek-chə-rəl, -ˈtek-shrəl\ adjective

—ar·chi·tec·tur·al·ly \-ē\ adverb