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structure (ˈstrʌktʃə)
n
1. a complex construction or entity
2. the arrangement and interrelationship of parts in a construction, such as a building
3. the manner of construction or organization: the structure of society.
4. (Biology) biology morphology; form
5. (Chemistry) chem the arrangement of atoms in a molecule of a chemical compound: the structure of benzene.
6. (Geological Science) geology the way in which a mineral, rock, rock mass or stratum, etc, is made up of its component parts
7. the act of constructing
vb
8. (tr) to impart a structure to
[C15: from Latin structūra, from struere to build]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003
struc•ture (ˈstrʌk tʃər) n., v. -tured, -tur•ing. n.
1. the manner in which something is constructed.
2. the manner in which the elements of anything are organized or interrelated: the structure of a poem; the structure of protein.
3. something constructed, as a building or bridge.
4. anything composed of organized or interrelated elements.
5. the construction and arrangement of body parts, tissues, or organs.
6.
a. the attitude of a bed or stratum or of beds or strata of sedimentary rocks, as indicated by the dip and strike.
b. the coarser composition of a rock, as contrasted with its texture.
7. the manner in which atoms in a molecule are joined to each other, esp. as represented in organic chemistry.
8. the pattern or system of beliefs, relationships, institutions, etc., in a social group or society.
v.t.
9. to give a structure to; organize.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin structūra=struct(us), past participle of struere to put together + -ūra -ure]
struc′ture•less, adj.
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structure Past participle: structured Gerund: structuring
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