| structural | (adj) relating to or caused by structure, especially political or economic structure, Example: structural unemployment in a technological society |
| structural | (adj) relating to or having or characterized by structure, Example: structural engineer; structural errors; structural simplicity |
| structural | (adj) affecting or involved in structure or construction, Example: the structural details of a house such as beams and joists and rafters; not ornamental elements; structural damage |
| structural | (adj) concerned with systematic structure in a particular field of study |
| structural formula | (n) an expanded molecular formula showing the arrangement of atoms within the molecule |
| structural gene | (n) a gene that controls the production of a specific protein or peptide |
| structural genomics | (n) the branch of genomics that determines the three-dimensional structures of proteins |
| structural iron | (n) iron that has been cast or worked in structural shapes |
| structuralism | (n) linguistics defined as the analysis of formal structures in a text or discourse, Syn. structural linguistics |
| structuralism | (n) an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena, Syn. structural anthropology |
| Structural | a. |
| Structural formula | . (Chem.) a symbolic representation of the structure of one molecule of a chemical compound, showing the attachments of the atoms to each other, and representing their arrangement in space; the spatial representation is symbolic and approximate, and it may or may not depict the stereochemical relations of the bonds. Distinguished from |
| Structural shape | . (Engin. & Arch.) The shape of a member especially adapted to structural purposes, esp. in giving the greatest strength with the least material. |
| Structural steel | . |
| Structure | n. [ L. structura, from struere, structum, to arrange, build, construct; perhaps akin to E. strew: cf. F. structure. Cf. Construe, Destroy, Instrument, Obstruct. ] His son builds on, and never is content Want of insight into the structure and constitution of the terraqueous globe. Woodward. [ 1913 Webster ] It [ basalt ] has often a prismatic structure. Dana. [ 1913 Webster ] There stands a structure of majestic frame. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Structured | a. (Biol.) Having a definite organic structure; showing differentiation of parts. [ 1913 Webster ] The passage from a structureless state to a structured state is itself a vital process. H. Spencer. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Structureless | a. Without a definite structure, or arrangement of parts; without organization; devoid of cells; homogeneous; |
| Structurist | n. One who forms structures; a builder; a constructor. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |