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Definition of Structure
1. Verb. Give a structure to. "I need to structure my days"
2. Noun. A thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts. "She wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"
Exact synonyms: Construction
Generic synonyms: Artefact, Artifact
Specialized synonyms: Airdock, Hangar, Repair Shed, Altar, Arcade, Colonnade, Arch, Area, Balcony, Balcony, Bascule, Boarding, Body, Bridge, Span, Building, Edifice, Building Complex, Complex, Catchment, Coil, Helix, Spiral, Volute, Whorl, Colonnade, Column, Pillar, Corner, Quoin, Cross, Deathtrap, Defence, Defense, Defensive Structure, Door, Entablature, Erection, Establishment, False Bottom, Floor, Level, Storey, Story, Fountain, Guide, Card-house, Cardcastle, Cardhouse, House Of Cards, Housing, Living Accommodations, Lodging, Hull, Jungle Gym, Lamination, Landing, Landing Place, Lookout, Lookout Station, Observation Tower, Observatory, Masonry, Memorial, Monument, Hill, Mound, Impediment, Impedimenta, Obstructer, Obstruction, Obstructor, Divider, Partition, Platform, Weapons Platform, Porch, Post And Lintel, Prefab, Projection, Public Works, Sail, Offset, Set-back, Setoff, Shelter, Shoebox, Sign, Signboard, Arena, Bowl, Sports Stadium, Stadium, Superstructure, Supporting Structure, Tower, Transept, Trestlework, Vaulting, Shipway, Slipway, Ways, Wellhead, Wind Tunnel, Honeycomb, Balance, Counterbalance, Equilibrium, Equipoise
Terms within: Base, Foot, Foundation, Fundament, Groundwork, Substructure, Understructure, Plate, Structural Member
Generic synonyms: Artefact, Artifact
Specialized synonyms: Airdock, Hangar, Repair Shed, Altar, Arcade, Colonnade, Arch, Area, Balcony, Balcony, Bascule, Boarding, Body, Bridge, Span, Building, Edifice, Building Complex, Complex, Catchment, Coil, Helix, Spiral, Volute, Whorl, Colonnade, Column, Pillar, Corner, Quoin, Cross, Deathtrap, Defence, Defense, Defensive Structure, Door, Entablature, Erection, Establishment, False Bottom, Floor, Level, Storey, Story, Fountain, Guide, Card-house, Cardcastle, Cardhouse, House Of Cards, Housing, Living Accommodations, Lodging, Hull, Jungle Gym, Lamination, Landing, Landing Place, Lookout, Lookout Station, Observation Tower, Observatory, Masonry, Memorial, Monument, Hill, Mound, Impediment, Impedimenta, Obstructer, Obstruction, Obstructor, Divider, Partition, Platform, Weapons Platform, Porch, Post And Lintel, Prefab, Projection, Public Works, Sail, Offset, Set-back, Setoff, Shelter, Shoebox, Sign, Signboard, Arena, Bowl, Sports Stadium, Stadium, Superstructure, Supporting Structure, Tower, Transept, Trestlework, Vaulting, Shipway, Slipway, Ways, Wellhead, Wind Tunnel, Honeycomb, Balance, Counterbalance, Equilibrium, Equipoise
Terms within: Base, Foot, Foundation, Fundament, Groundwork, Substructure, Understructure, Plate, Structural Member
3. Noun. The manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts. "The structure of the benzene molecule"
Specialized synonyms: Infrastructure, Substructure, Architecture, Computer Architecture, Cytoarchitectonics, Cytoarchitecture, Fabric, Framework
Generic synonyms: Composition, Constitution, Make-up, Makeup, Physical Composition
Generic synonyms: Composition, Constitution, Make-up, Makeup, Physical Composition
4. Noun. The complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations. "His lectures have no structure"
Generic synonyms: Cognition, Knowledge, Noesis
Specialized synonyms: Arrangement, Organisation, Organization, System, Form, Pattern, Shape, Phrase Structure, Sentence Structure, Syntax, Morphology, Sound Structure, Syllable Structure, Word Structure
Specialized synonyms: Arrangement, Organisation, Organization, System, Form, Pattern, Shape, Phrase Structure, Sentence Structure, Syntax, Morphology, Sound Structure, Syllable Structure, Word Structure
5. Noun. A particular complex anatomical part of a living thing. "He has good bone structure"
Exact synonyms: Anatomical Structure, Bodily Structure, Body Structure, Complex Body Part
Specialized synonyms: Layer, Apodeme, Caliculus, Calycle, Calyculus, Tooth, Pad, Branchial Cleft, Gill Cleft, Gill Slit, Branchial Arch, Gill Arch, Gill Bar, Peristome, Syrinx, Bulb, Carina, Cauda, Chiasm, Chiasma, Decussation, Cingulum, Concha, Filament, Filum, Germ, Infundibulum, Interstice, Landmark, Limbus, Rib, Blade, Radicle, Plexus, Rete, Tube, Tube-shaped Structure, Passage, Passageway, Fundus, Funiculus, Head, Bodily Cavity, Cavity, Cavum, Root, Tooth Root, Capsule, Uvea, Lens Nucleus, Nucleus, Membranous Labyrinth, Bony Labyrinth, Osseous Labyrinth, Glans, Alveolar Bed, Valve, Vascular Structure, Lacrimal Apparatus, Cytoskeleton, Nucleolar Organiser, Nucleolar Organizer, Nucleolus Organiser, Nucleolus Organizer, Centromere, Kinetochore, Aster, Neural Structure, Fold, Plica, Convolution, Gyrus, Cartilaginous Structure, Ball, Plate, Horny Structure, Unguis, Skeletal Structure, Costa, Head, Bridge, Rotator Cuff, Cornu, Corona, Receptor, Zona, Zone
Generic synonyms: Body Part
Specialized synonyms: Layer, Apodeme, Caliculus, Calycle, Calyculus, Tooth, Pad, Branchial Cleft, Gill Cleft, Gill Slit, Branchial Arch, Gill Arch, Gill Bar, Peristome, Syrinx, Bulb, Carina, Cauda, Chiasm, Chiasma, Decussation, Cingulum, Concha, Filament, Filum, Germ, Infundibulum, Interstice, Landmark, Limbus, Rib, Blade, Radicle, Plexus, Rete, Tube, Tube-shaped Structure, Passage, Passageway, Fundus, Funiculus, Head, Bodily Cavity, Cavity, Cavum, Root, Tooth Root, Capsule, Uvea, Lens Nucleus, Nucleus, Membranous Labyrinth, Bony Labyrinth, Osseous Labyrinth, Glans, Alveolar Bed, Valve, Vascular Structure, Lacrimal Apparatus, Cytoskeleton, Nucleolar Organiser, Nucleolar Organizer, Nucleolus Organiser, Nucleolus Organizer, Centromere, Kinetochore, Aster, Neural Structure, Fold, Plica, Convolution, Gyrus, Cartilaginous Structure, Ball, Plate, Horny Structure, Unguis, Skeletal Structure, Costa, Head, Bridge, Rotator Cuff, Cornu, Corona, Receptor, Zona, Zone
Generic synonyms: Body Part
6. Noun. The people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships. "Sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family"
Exact synonyms: Social Organisation, Social Organization, Social Structure, Social System
Group relationships: Society
Specialized synonyms: Feudal System, Feudalism, Patriarchate, Patriarchy, Matriarchate, Matriarchy, Meritocracy, Pluralism, Class Structure, Segregation, Separatism
Member holonyms: Form Of Government, Political System
Generic synonyms: Scheme, System
Group relationships: Society
Specialized synonyms: Feudal System, Feudalism, Patriarchate, Patriarchy, Matriarchate, Matriarchy, Meritocracy, Pluralism, Class Structure, Segregation, Separatism
Member holonyms: Form Of Government, Political System
Generic synonyms: Scheme, System
Definition of Structure
1. n. The act of building; the practice of erecting buildings; construction.
Definition of Structure
1. Noun. A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts. ¹
2. Noun. The underlying shape of a solid. ¹
3. Noun. The overall form or organization of something. ¹
4. Noun. A set of rules defining behaviour. ¹
5. Noun. (context: computing) Several pieces of data treated as a unit. ¹
6. Noun. (context: fishing uncountable) Underwater terrain or objects (such as a dead tree or a submerged car) that tend to attract fish ¹
7. Noun. A body, such as a political party, with a cohesive purpose or outlook. ¹
8. Noun. (context: logic) A set along with a collection of finitary functions and relations. ¹
9. Verb. (transitive) To give structure to; to arrange. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Structure
1. [v -TURED, -TURING, -TURES]
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