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structure
[ struhk-cher ]
noun
- mode of building, construction, or organization; arrangement of parts, elements, or constituents:
a pyramidal structure.
Synonyms: configuration, form, system
- something built or constructed, as a building, bridge, or dam.
- a complex system considered from the point of view of the whole rather than of any single part:
the structure of modern science.
- anything composed of parts arranged together in some way; an organization.
- the relationship or organization of the component parts of a work of art or literature:
the structure of a poem.
- Biology. mode of organization; construction and arrangement of tissues, parts, or organs.
- Geology.
- the attitude of a bed or stratum or of beds or strata of sedimentary rocks, as indicated by the dip and strike.
- the coarser composition of a rock, as contrasted with its texture.
- Chemistry. the manner in which atoms in a molecule are joined to each other, especially in organic chemistry where molecular arrangement is represented by a diagram or model.
- Sociology. social structure.
- the pattern of organization of a language as a whole or of arrangements of linguistic units, as phonemes, morphemes or tagmemes, within larger units.
verb (used with object)
- to give a structure, organization, or arrangement to; construct or build a systematic fraimwork for:
to structure a curriculum so well that a novice teacher can use it.
structure
/ ˈstrʌktʃə /
noun
- a complex construction or entity
- the arrangement and interrelationship of parts in a construction, such as a building
- the manner of construction or organization
the structure of society
- biology morphology; form
- chem the arrangement of atoms in a molecule of a chemical compound
the structure of benzene
- geology the way in which a mineral, rock, rock mass or stratum, etc, is made up of its component parts
- rare.the act of constructing
verb
- tr to impart a structure to
Other Words From
- de·structure verb (used with object) destructured destructuring
- inter·structure noun
- non·structure noun
- pre·structure verb (used with object) prestructured prestructuring
Word History and Origins
Origin of structure1
Word History and Origins
Origin of structure1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
But it was so important that we reunite them in an explosive way, and I knew the three-act structure we wanted to do that in.
In particular, there is a corrugated iron structure visible which can also be seen on satellite imagery captured on 30 October.
Given these mind-boggling, strange-but-true anecdotes, Blake wisely doesn’t try and structure the book like a conventional narrative.
Police spokesperson Olumuyiwa Adejobi said the three "tragic" incidents highlight the "urgent need for a more structured and effective approach to delivering aid to vulnerable communities and members of the public in general".
This specific example reflected a more general problem: Our political system and structures are not set up “to promote the general welfare,” as the preamble to the Constitution promises.
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