Structure

/ˈstɹʌk(t)ʃə/ · noun

Meaning

A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts..

Definitions by Sense

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. (computing) Several pieces of data treated as a unit.
6. (fishing, uncountable) 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. (logic) A set along with a collection of finitary functions and relations.

Example Sentences

The birds had built an amazing structure out of sticks and various discarded items.

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.

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.

He studied the structure of her face.

The structure of a sentence.

The structure of the society was still a mystery.

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.

For some, the structure of school life was oppressive.

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• structures
• structuring
• structured

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