English Explanatory Dictionary

structure

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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
  1. To give structure to; to arrange.

Pronunciation

/ˈstɹʌk(t)ʃə/ /ˈstɹʌkt͡ʃɚ/ en-us-structure.ogg [ˈstʃɹɐktʃə] /ˈstɹʊkt͡ʃə/ /ˈstɾʌkt͡ʃəɾ/ /ˈstɾʌkt͡ʃə/

Word forms

structure structures structuring structured

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

formation makeup configuration arrangement composition constitution form structure

Related words

infrastructure macrostructure microstructure restructure structural structuralism structuralist structured substructure superstructure unstructured

Derived words

accessory gonadal structure aerostructure algebraic structure antistructure apostructure ball-and-pillow structure bandstructure band structure biostructure bone structure capital structure chemical structure control structure costructure cyberstructure cytostructure data structure deep structure destructure differential structure dramatic structure echostructure eigenstructure endostructure exostructure fine structure fine structure constant fine-structure constant flame structure geostructure glycostructure heterostructure histostructure homostructure hyperfine structure hyperstructure infostructure isostructure Lewis structure magnetostructure mathematical structure mega structure megastructure mega-structure mesostructure metastructure metrical structure metric structure misstructure monostructural morphostructure nanostructure narrative structure neurostructure nonstructure organizational breakdown structure overstructure paleostructure periodic structure phrase structure
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