ekistics

[ ih-kis-tiks ]

/ ɪˈkɪs tɪks /

noun (used with a singular verb)

the scientific study of human settlements, drawing on diverse disciplines, including architecture, city planning, and behavioral science.

Nearby words

eke, eke out, ekg, ekistic, ekistician, ekistics, ekiti, ekman, ekman layer, ekman spiral, ekpwele

Origin of ekistics

1955–60; coined by Constantine A. Doxiadus (1913–1975), Greek urbanologist, ultimately < Greek oikistikōs, derivative of oikisía settlement, derivative of oîkos house; see -ics

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British Dictionary definitions for ekistics

ekistics

/ (ɪˈkɪstɪks) /

noun

(functioning as singular) the science or study of human settlements

Derived Formsekistic or ekistical, adjectiveekistician, noun

Word Origin for ekistics

C20: from Greek oikistikos of or concerning settlements, from oikizein to settle (a colony), from oikos a house

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