structure en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈstɹʌkt͡ʃɚ/ (US)
- /ˈstɾʌkt͡ʃəɾ/ (Scotland)
- /ˈstɹʊkt͡ʃə/ (Northern-England)
- (US) audio
- /ˈstɹʌk(t)ʃə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈstɾʌkt͡ʃə/ (Wales)
- [ˈstʃɹɐktʃə] (Australia)
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.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.
The birds had built an amazing structure out of sticks and various discarded items.
Built in the 1980s, the country’s Scott Base consists of 12 structures that officials want replaced by three large, interconnected buildings, plus a separate helicopter hangar.
2019 September 26, Gianluca Mezzofiore, “Wanted: A design team for a building project at Earth’s most remote location – Antarctica”, in CNN:The original family who had begun to build a palace to rival Nonesuch had died out before they had put up little more than the gateway, so that the actual structure which had come down to posterity retained the secret magic of a promise rather than the overpowering splendour of a great architectural achievement.
1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 1, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
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(countable, uncountable) The underlying shape of a solid.
He studied the structure of her face.
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(countable, uncountable) The overall form or organization of something.
The structure of the society was still a mystery.
The structure of a sentence.
Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story.
2012 March 14, Brian Hayes, “Pixels or Perish”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 19 Feb 2013, page 106:
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(countable, uncountable) A set of rules defining behaviour.
For some, the structure of school life was oppressive.
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(countable, uncountable) Several pieces of data treated as a unit.
This structure contains both date and timezone information.
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(uncountable) Underwater terrain or objects (such as a dead tree or a submerged car) that tend to attract fish
There's lots of structure to be fished along the west shore of the lake; the impoundment submerged a town there when it was built.
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(countable, uncountable) A body, such as a political party, with a cohesive purpose or outlook.
The South African leader went off to consult with the structures.
- (countable, uncountable) A set along with a collection of finitary functions and relations.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| structures | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
histostructure · data structure · dramatic structure · paleostructure · cyberstructure · hyperfine structure · misstructure · apostructure · power structure · nanostructure · mega structure · neurostructure · geostructure · structurist · monostructural · Lewis structure · eigenstructure · protostructure · structronics · costructure · product breakdown structure · overstructure · homostructure · play structure · structurization · hyperstructure · mega-structure · periodic structure · flame structure · fine structure constant · structurable · metastructure · secondary structure · deep structure · bandstructure · quaternary structure · nonstructure · cytostructure · understructure · metric structure · Weaire-Phelan structure · isostructure · surface structure · structure-activity relationship · biostructure · band structure · mathematical structure · chemical structure · morphostructure · aerostructure · glycostructure · algebraic structure · control structure · structome · technostructure · structurize · infostructure · heterostructure · exostructure · structurome · stereostructure · bone structure · metrical structure · endostructure · primary structure · antistructure · playstructure · destructure · capital structure · suprastructure · structure sheaf · prestructure · ultrastructure · structurely · magnetostructure · structureless · quantized electronic structure · fine-structure constant · megastructure · mesostructure · organizational breakdown structure · ball-and-pillow structure · narrative structure · phrase structure · tertiary structure · accessory gonadal structure · vestigial structure · Markush structure · fine structure · differential structure · echostructure
Synonyms
makeup · formation · constitution · arrangement · composition · form · makeup · format · structure · configuration · formation · configuration
Translations (168)
tg структура (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · vi kết cấu (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · de Datenstruktur (computing: several pieces of data treated as a unit) · ht strikti (overall form or organization of something) · sh struktúra (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · ja 構成 (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · uz tuzilma (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · gl estrutura (underlying shape of a solid) · hu struktúra (computing: several pieces of data treated as a unit) · hu szervezet (body, such as a political party, with a cohesive purpose or outlook) · ug قۇرۇلما (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · hy կառույց (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · uz qurilish (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · yi סטרוקטור (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · ms struktur (underlying shape of a solid) · ka სტრუქტურა (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · he תצורה (overall form or organization of something) · fi tietue (computing: several pieces of data treated as a unit) · fi rakenne (computing: several pieces of data treated as a unit) · ko 구성 (overall form or organization of something) · bn গঠন (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · ht strikti (underlying shape of a solid) · tk gurluş (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · kk құрылым (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · uz struktura (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · de Struktur (computing: several pieces of data treated as a unit) · ro structură (underlying shape of a solid) · sa रूपम् (overall form or organization of something) · ja 構造体 (computing: several pieces of data treated as a unit) · pt estrutura (underlying shape of a solid) · ga struchtúr (overall form or organization of something) · ms rangka (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · ota یاپی (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · it struttura (underlying shape of a solid) · ga struchtúr (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · el δομή (computing: several pieces of data treated as a unit) · fa ساختار (overall form or organization of something) · da struktur (overall form or organization of something) · uk спору́да (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · ko 구조 (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · th โครงสร้าง (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · gd dèanamh (underlying shape of a solid) · he מִבְנֶה (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · fi järjestö (body, such as a political party, with a cohesive purpose or outlook) · gd togail (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · id struktur (overall form or organization of something) · lo ໂຄງສ້າງ (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · ga struchtúr (underlying shape of a solid) · la compāgēs (underlying shape of a solid) · ja 構成 (set of rules defining behaviour) · ro structură (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · ru структу́ра (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · uk структу́ра (overall form or organization of something) · tl balangkas (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · et struktuur (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · da struktur (computing: several pieces of data treated as a unit) · fa ساخت (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · it struttura (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · be структу́ра (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · hi संरचना (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · he מסגרת (set of rules defining behaviour) · mi hanganga (underlying shape of a solid) · bg организираност (overall form or organization of something) · uk структу́ра (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · de Struktur (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · hy կառուցվածք (underlying shape of a solid) · az quruluş (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · shn ယူင်ႉသၢင်ႈ (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · tl balangkas (overall form or organization of something) · cs struktura (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · fi rakenne (overall form or organization of something) · ur ساخت (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · ml രൂപം (overall form or organization of something) · pl struktura (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · hu felépítés (overall form or organization of something) · ms rangka (underlying shape of a solid) · ca estructura (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · ia structura (overall form or organization of something) · ko 구성 (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · tl estruktura (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · fi rakennelma (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · ru структу́ра (overall form or organization of something) · hu szerkezet (overall form or organization of something) · ja 構成 (overall form or organization of something) · kmr pêkhate (underlying shape of a solid) · om caasaa (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · ar هَيْكَل (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · ga struchtúr (computing: several pieces of data treated as a unit) · mi hanganga (overall form or organization of something) · bg строеж (underlying shape of a solid) · nb struktur (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · nl structuur (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · ja 構成 (underlying shape of a solid) · tl estruktura (underlying shape of a solid) · nl structuur (underlying shape of a solid) · uz tuzilish (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · km គ្រោង (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · he מבנה (overall form or organization of something) · izh struktura (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · tl kayarian (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · fa سازه (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · sv struktur (computing: several pieces of data treated as a unit) · tl kayarian (overall form or organization of something) · sl struktura (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · ms rangka (overall form or organization of something) · ky структура (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · hy կառուցվածք (overall form or organization of something) · fi rakenne (underlying shape of a solid) · tr yapı (computing: several pieces of data treated as a unit) · sv struktur (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · is bygging (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · lt struktūra (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · my ဖွဲ့စည်းပုံ (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · ast estructura (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · bg устройство (set of rules defining behaviour) · ko 구성 (underlying shape of a solid) · tg сохтор (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · da struktur (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · tr yapı (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · mi rangaranga (overall form or organization of something) · hi ढाँचा (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · hi ढाँचा (underlying shape of a solid) · eo strukturo (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · lv struktūra (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · ast estructura (underlying shape of a solid) · tl balangkas (underlying shape of a solid) · tr veri yapısı (computing: several pieces of data treated as a unit) · pt estrutura (overall form or organization of something) · ca estructura (overall form or organization of something) · ja 構成 (computing: several pieces of data treated as a unit) · es estructura (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · fi järjestelmä (set of rules defining behaviour) · sh структу́ра (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · tl kayarian (underlying shape of a solid) · gl estrutura (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · bg структу́ра (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · ms struktur (overall form or organization of something) · tg сохт (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · kmr pêkhate (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · mi whaihanganga (underlying shape of a solid) · mn бүтэц (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · ja 構造 (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · it struttura (overall form or organization of something) · cmn 結構 /结构 (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · es estructura (overall form or organization of something) · sk štruktúra (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · he מתכונת (set of rules defining behaviour) · fr structure (underlying shape of a solid) · ca estructura (underlying shape of a solid) · vi cấu trúc (underlying shape of a solid) · sq strukturë (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · el δομή (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · de Struktur (overall form or organization of something) · mi rangaranga (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · tl estruktura (overall form or organization of something) · hi संरचना (underlying shape of a solid) · pl struktura (overall form or organization of something) · fr structure (overall form or organization of something) · tr yapı (overall form or organization of something) · es estructura (underlying shape of a solid) · pt registro (computing: several pieces of data treated as a unit) · mk структу́ра (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · pt estrutura (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · ms struktur (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · az struktur (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · bg структура (underlying shape of a solid) · hu szerkezet (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) · sv struktur (overall form or organization of something)