structure

Signification

Noun

1. A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.
2. The underlying shape of a solid.
3. The overall form or organization of something.
4. A set of rules defining behaviour.
5. Several pieces of data treated as a unit.
6. Underwater terrain or objects (such as a dead tree or a submerged car) that tend to attract fish
7. A body, such as a political party, with a cohesive purpose or outlook.
8. A set along with a collection of finitary functions and relations.

Verb

To give structure to; to arrange.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈstɹʌk(t)ʃə(ɹ)/

Étymologie

From Middle French structure, from Latin structūra (“a fitting together, adjustment, building, erection, a building, edifice, structure”), from struere, past participle structus (“pile up, arrange, assemble, build”). Compare construct, instruct, destroy, etc.

Phrases

The structure was of all-metal construction , which was then fabric-covered.

La structure était de construction entièrement métallique, qui était ensuite recouverte de tissu.

He chose the subject 'Radio Astronomy and the Structure of the Universe'.

Il a choisi le sujet «radio-astronomie et structure de l'univers».