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31 ENTRIES FOUND:

1. structure
2. Alpine structure
3. banded structure
4. capital structure
5. columnar structure
6. constituent structure
7. crumb structure
8. data structure
9. decken structure
10. deep structure
11. ebb-and-flow structure
12. fine structure
13. fine-structure constant
14. flow structure
15. horizontal structure
16. hyperfine structure
17. ice structure
18. mosaic structure
19. nappe structure
20. phrase structure
21. pillow structure
22. power structure
23. primary structure
24. ribbon structure
25. shear structure
26. social structure
27. soil structure
28. surface structure
29. vertical structure
30. wage structure

¹struc·ture

 noun \ˈstrək-chər\

: the way that something is built, arranged, or organized

: the way that a group of people are organized

: something (such as a house, tower, bridge, etc.) that is built by putting parts together and that usually stands on its own

Full Definition of STRUCTURE

1

:  the action of building :  construction

2

a :  something (as a building) that is constructed

b :  something arranged in a definite pattern of organization<a rigid totalitarian structure — J. L. Hess> <leaves and other plant structures>

3

:  manner of construction :  makeup <Gothic in structure>

4

a :  the arrangement of particles or parts in a substance or body <soil structure> <molecular structure>

b :  organization of parts as dominated by the general character of the whole <economic structure> <personalitystructure>

c :  coherent form or organization <tried to give somestructure to the children's lives>

5

:  the aggregate of elements of an entity in their relationships to each other <the structure of a language>

— struc·ture·less  adjective

— struc·ture·less·ness  noun

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Examples of STRUCTURE

1. They studied the compound's molecular structure.
2. The film had a simple narrative structure.
3. the structure of a plant
4. the social structure of a college campus
5. changes to the company's power structure
6. The structure was damaged by fire.
7. Children need a lot of structure in their lives.

Origin of STRUCTURE

Middle English, from Latin structura, from structus, past participle of struere to heap up, build — more at strew

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to STRUCTURE

Synonyms

edifice, building

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Other Building Terms

batten, cistern, hearth, lath, transom, wainscot

²structure

 transitive verb

: to arrange or organize (something) in a particular way

struc·turedstruc·tur·ing 

Full Definition of STRUCTURE

1

:  to form into or according to a structure

2

:  construct

Examples of STRUCTURE

1. She structured the essay chronologically.

First Known Use of STRUCTURE

circa 1693

Other Building Terms

batten, cistern, hearth, lath, transom, wainscot

struc·ture

  noun \ˈstrək-chər\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of STRUCTURE

: something (as an anatomical part) arranged in a definite pattern of organization

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