structure
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tʃər noun
1.
mode of building, construction, or organization; arrangement of parts, elements, or constituents: a pyramidal structure.
2.
something built or constructed, as a building, bridge, or dam.
3.
a complex system considered from the point of view of the whole rather than of any single part: the structure of modern science.
4.
anything composed of parts arranged together in some way; an organization.
5.
the relationship or organization of the component parts of a work of art or literature: the structure of a poem.
6.
Biology. mode of organization; construction and arrangement of tissues, parts, or organs.
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Geology.
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.
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Sociology.
a.
the system or complex of beliefs held by members of a social group.
b.
the system of relations between the constituent groups of a society.
c.
d.
the pattern of relationships, as of status or friendship, existing among the members of a group or society.
10.
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)
11.
to give a structure, organization, or arrangement to; construct a systematic framework for.
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Structure
is always a great word to know.
So is blue-green algae. Does it mean:
| a widely distributed group of photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms, resembling phototrophic bacteria, occurring in diverse habitats |
| a theory that evolution of a species is due to a predetermined series of alterations intrinsic to the species, not due to natural selection |
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin structūra, equivalent to struct(us) (past participle of struere to put together) + -ūra -ure
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin structūra, equivalent to struct(us) (past participle of struere to put together) + -ūra -ure
Related forms
de·struc·ture, verb (used with object), de·struc·tured, de·struc·tur·ing.
in·ter·struc·ture, noun
non·struc·ture, noun
pre·struc·ture, verb (used with object), pre·struc·tured, pre·struc·tur·ing.
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structure (ˈstrʌktʃə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 morphology; form |
| 5. | chem the arrangement of atoms in a molecule of a chemical compound: the structure of benzene |
| 6. | geology the way in which a mineral, rock, rock mass or stratum, etc, is made up of its component parts |
| 7. | rare the act of constructing |
| —vb | |
| 8. | (tr) to impart a structure to |
| [C15: from Latin structūra, from struere to build] | |
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Word Origin & History
structure
c.1440, "action or process of building or construction," from L. structura "a fitting together, adjustment, building," from structus, pp. of struere "to pile, build, assemble," related to strues "heap," from PIE *stere- "to spread, extend, stretch out" (cf. Skt. strnoti "strews, throws down;" Avestan
star- "to spread out, stretch out;" Gk. stornymi "strew," stroma "bedding, mattress," sternon "breast, breastbone;" L. sternere "to stretch, extend;" O.C.S. stira, streti "spread," strama "district;" Rus. stroji "order;" Goth. straujan, O.H.G. strouwen, O.E. streowian "to sprinkle, strew;" O.E. streon "strain," streaw "straw, that which is scattered;" O.H.G. stirna "forehead," strala "arrow, lightning bolt;" O.Ir. fo-sernaim "spread out," srath "a wide river valley;" Welsh srat "plain"). Meaning "that which is constructed, a building or edifice" is from 1615. Structured "organized so as to produce results" is from 1959.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
structure struc·ture (strŭk'chər)
n.
The arrangement or formation of the tissues, organs, or other parts of an organism.
A tissue, an organ, or other formation made up of different but related parts.
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Example sentences
Max knew that a bunk bed was the perfect structure to use when building an indoor fort.
But though they have a similar structure to some tornadoes, they form much differently.
The emotional structure within this scaffold is what must be understood-the structure made possible by the scaffold.
It has a basic blues structure, attached to a soul horn section, and features a minimal lyric.
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