TECTONICS
tectonics, plate tectonics, plate tectonic theory
(noun) the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth’s crust
architectonics, tectonics
(noun) the science of architecture
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Ancient Greek τέκτων (téktōn, “builder”).
Noun
tectonics (uncountable)
(geology) The study of crustal plates and other large-scale structural features of the Earth.
(architecture) The science and art of assembling, shaping, or ornamenting materials in construction.
Source: Wiktionary
Tec*ton"ics, n.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COMMUNICATIONS
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
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