| Architectonical | { } a. [ L. architectonicus, Gr. &unr_;. See Architect. ] 1. Pertaining to a master builder, or to architecture; evincing skill in designing or construction; constructive. “Architectonic wisdom.” Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ] These architectonic functions which we had hitherto thought belonged. J. C. Shairp. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Relating to the systemizing of knowledge. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Architectonic |
| Monotonical | { } a. 1. Of, pertaining to, or uttered in, a monotone; monotonous. “Monotonical declamation.” Chesterfield. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Math.) Always increasing or always decreasing, as the value of the independent variable increases; -- of a function. [ PJC ] Variants: Monotonic |
| Platonical | { } a. [ L. Platonicus, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. platonique. ] 1. Of or pertaining to Plato, or his philosophy, school, or opinions. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Pure, passionless; nonsexual; philosophical. [ 1913 Webster ]
Platonic bodies, the five regular geometrical solids; namely, the tetrahedron, hexahedron or cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron. --
Platonic love, a pure, spiritual affection, subsisting between persons of opposite sex, unmixed with carnal desires, and regarding the mind only and its excellences; -- a species of love for which Plato was a warm advocate. --
Platonic year (Astron.), a period of time determined by the revolution of the equinoxes, or the space of time in which the stars and constellations return to their former places in respect to the equinoxes; -- called also great year. This revolution, which is caused by the precession of the equinoxes, is accomplished in about 26, 000 years. Barlow. [ 1913 Webster ]
Variants: Platonic |
