édifice — [ edifis ] n. m. • XIIe; lat. ædificium 1 ♦ Bâtiment important. ⇒ bâtisse, construction, monument. Les édifices publics. « Un édifice accompli [...] manifeste à la lumière l œuvre combinée du vouloir, du savoir et du pouvoir de l homme » (Valéry) … Encyclopédie Universelle
edifice — Edifice. s. m. Bastiment. On ne s en sert guere qu en parlant des Temples, des Palais & autres grands bastiments publics. Bel edifice. grand edifice. superbe edifice. les edifices publics. eslever un edifice. construire un edifice. la structure d … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
EDIFICE — is the European B2B interest group that represents the majority of the European Electronics Industry including companies with interests in computing, electronics, and telecommunications.EDIFICE is a non profit organization which drives and… … Wikipedia
edifice — (n.) late 14c., from O.Fr. edifice building, from L. aedificium building, from aedificare to erect a building, from aedis, variant of aedes temple, sanctuary, usually a single edifice without partitions, also, in the plural, dwelling house,… … Etymology dictionary
Edifice — Édifice Un édifice, est un ouvrage bâti en travaux d art de la construction, un pont, une terrasse murée aménageant un terrain, un ensemble architectural ou industriel (un ou plusieurs bâtiments espace habitable ou abri de marchandise, jointifs… … Wikipédia en Français
Edifice — Ed i*fice, n. [L. aedificium, fr. aedificare: cf. F. [ e]difice. See {Edify}.] A building; a structure; an architectural fabric; chiefly applied to elegant houses, and other large buildings; as, a palace, a church, a statehouse. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
edifice — I noun architectural monument, building, building of imposing appearance, construction, high structure, imposing building, piece of architecture, public building, skyscraper, structure, tower II index building (structure), dwelling, inhabitation … Law dictionary
edifice — n structure, pile, *building … New Dictionary of Synonyms
edifice — [n] structure building, construction, erection, habitation, house, monument, pile, rockpile*, skyscraper, towers; concept 439 … New thesaurus
edifice — ► NOUN 1) a large, imposing building. 2) a complex abstract or conceptual system. ORIGIN Latin aedificium, from aedis dwelling + facere make … English terms dictionary