structure

Noun

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

Verb

To give structure to; to arrange.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈstɹʌk(t)ʃə(ɹ)/

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

building

construction

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frame

composition

form

framework

build

edifice

organization

formation

constitution

design

shape

fabric

texture

system

conformation

organize

arrangement

layout

house

🏠

construct

organisation

social structure

grain

pattern

figure

arrange

complex body part

plan

architecture

social system

structuring

skeleton

social organization

scale

scope

grammar

premises

set-up

outline

format

feel

physique

mould

makeup

erection

making

order

institution

Sentences

Early drug nomenclature was based on the chemical structure .

So I simply structure my list around my motivations and situations .

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

Steel tension cables attached to springs hidden inside the arms complete the constant-tension structure .

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