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struc·tur·al

[struhk-cher-uh

l] Pronunciation Key

–adjective

1.	of or pertaining to structure; pertaining or essential to a structure.

2.	Biology. pertaining to organic structure; morphological.

3.	Geology. of or pertaining to geological structure, as of rock or strata.

4.	Chemistry. pertaining to or showing the arrangement or mode of attachment of the atoms that constitute a molecule of a substance. Compare structural formula.

5.	resulting from or pertaining to political or economic structure.

6.	of, pertaining to, or based on the assumption that the elements of a field of study are naturally arranged in a systematic structure: structural grammar.

–noun

Building Trades.

a.	a part of a structure that carries a load.

b.	the structural member used for such a part.

[Origin: 1825–35; structure + -al¹

]

—Related forms

struc·tur·al·ly, adverb

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struc·tur·al (strŭk'chər-əl) Pronunciation Key
adj.

1. Of, relating to, having, or characterized by structure: structural simplicity.
2. Affecting structure: structural damage.
Used in or necessary to building: structural beams.
Concerned with or resulting from political or especially economic structure.
Geology Of or relating to the structure of rocks and other aspects of the earth's crust.
Biology Of or relating to organic structure; morphological.
Relating to or concerned with systematic structure in a particular field of study, such as linguistics or the behavioral sciences.

n. A part of a structure that bears a weight, or the structural piece used for such a part.

struc'tur·al·ly adv.

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structural
adjective
1.	relating to or caused by structure, especially political or economic structure; "structural unemployment in a technological society"
2.	relating to or having or characterized by structure; "structural engineer"; "structural errors"; "structural simplicity"
3.	affecting or involved in structure or construction; "the structural details of a house such as beams and joists and rafters; not ornamental elements"; "structural damage"
4.	concerned with systematic structure in a particular field of study
5.	pertaining to geological structure; "geomorphological features of the Black Hills"; "morphological features of granite"; "structural effects of folding and faulting of the earth's surface" [syn: geomorphologic]
6.	relating to or concerned with the morphology of plants and animals; "morphological differences" [syn: morphologic]