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struc⋅tur⋅al

  [struhk-cher-uhl]
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–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
7. 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 + -al 1

Related forms:
struc⋅tur⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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Structural
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struc·tur·al   (strŭk'chər-əl)   
adj.  

    1. Of, relating to, having, or characterized by structure: structural simplicity.

    2. Affecting structure: structural damage.

  2. Used in or necessary to building: structural beams.

  3. Concerned with or resulting from political or especially economic structure.

  4. Geology Of or relating to the structure of rocks and other aspects of the earth's crust.

  5. Biology Of or relating to organic structure; morphological.

  6. 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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: struc·tur·al
Pronunciation: 'str&k-ch&-r&l, 'str&k-shr&l
Function: adjective
1 : of or relating to thephysical makeup of a plant or animal body <structural defects of the heart> —compare FUNCTIONAL 1a
2 : of, relating to, or affecting structure <structural stability> —struc·tur·al·ly /-E/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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