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structural en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈstɹʌk(t͡)ʃəɹəl/ (US)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From structure + -al, 19th century.

Meanings

  1. Of, relating to, or having structure.
    • These structural differences, the authors suggest, support previous reports of differences in personality: liberals tend to be better at managing conflicting information, while conservatives are though to be better at recognizing threats, researchers said. 2011 April 8, Amie Ninh, “Liberal vs. Conservative: Does the Difference Lie in the Brain?”, in TIME, archived from the original on 18 Jul 2025:
    • Class 1. consists of nervous diseases, such as depend on the nervous and muscular systems; the second, of sanguine diseases, such as depend on the sanguiferous system; the third, of secretory diseases, or such as are connected with the state of the secretions; and the fourth, of structural diseases, or those that are connected with the nutritive powers. 1814, Thomas Young, “An Introduction to Medical Literature, including a System of practical Nosology”, in The Monthly Review, page 185:
  2. Involving the mechanics of construction.

Forms

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most structural Degree=Sup lexicographic
more structural Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

microstructural · interstructural · structural disorder · structural adjustment · structuralize · echostructural · suprastructural · biostructural · aerostructural · technostructural · nonstructural · structural polysaccharide · structural research · temporostructural · poststructural · heterostructural · neostructural · antistructural · unstructural · extrastructural · structural biology · structural formula · stereostructural · structuralization · structural anthropology · structurally · structural engineering · hyperstructural · structural science · structuralist · spatiostructural · structural engineer · structural isomer · magnetostructural · structural anthropologist · histostructural · multistructural · structural isomerism · semistructural · isostructural · cytostructural · metastructural · structuralism · structuralise · unistructural · prestructural · structural deficit · nanostructural · macrostructural · morphostructural · neurostructural · structurality · structural pattern · structural unemployment · structural integrity · intrastructural · geostructural · mechanostructural · structural steel · structural-functional · structuralistic · sociostructural · lithostructural · structural failure

Translations (32)

be структу́рны (of, relating to, or having structure) · el δομικός (of, relating to, or having structure) · uk структу́рний (of, relating to, or having structure) · fi rakenteellinen (of, relating to, or having structure) · fr structural (of, relating to, or having structure) · cy strwythurol (of, relating to, or having structure) · de baulich (used in building) · bg строителен (used in building) · ms struktur (of, relating to, or having structure) · id struktural (of, relating to, or having structure) · pl budowlany (used in building) · fr structurel (of, relating to, or having structure) · tl yariin (of, relating to, or having structure) · ro structural (of, relating to, or having structure) · ms struktural (of, relating to, or having structure) · nrf structuthel (of, relating to, or having structure) · bg структурен (of, relating to, or having structure) · ca estructural (of, relating to, or having structure) · sv strukturell (of, relating to, or having structure) · el κατασκευαστικός (used in building) · fi strukturaalinen (of, relating to, or having structure) · it strutturale (of, relating to, or having structure) · hy կառուցվածքային (of, relating to, or having structure) · pl strukturalny (of, relating to, or having structure) · es estructural (of, relating to, or having structure) · de konstruktiv (of, relating to, or having structure) · ru строи́тельный (used in building) · ru структу́рный (of, relating to, or having structure) · nl structureel (of, relating to, or having structure) · sv struktur- (of, relating to, or having structure) · pt estrutural (of, relating to, or having structure) · ga imchruthach (of, relating to, or having structure)

structural en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈstɹʌk(t͡)ʃəɹəl/ (US)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From structure + -al, 19th century.

Meanings

  1. Structural steel, used in construction.
    • Freight differentials often increased the spread in favor of the imported structurals. Purchasers repeatedly emphasized that their purchases of imported structurals were split among a number of sources, including Spain, France, West Germany, […] 1982, United States International Trade Commission, Certain carbon steel products from Spain (page A-49)

Forms

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structurals Number=Plur lexicographic