See Also: Structural(medicine)
structural(dictionary)
structural(dictionary)
structural isomers(medicine)
Structural Unemployment(money)
Structural Inflation(money)
Structural unemployment(finance)
Genomics, structural(health)
structural isomerism(medicine)
structural interface(medicine)

structural (iou)



structural adjective. M19.
[from STRUCTURE noun + -AL1.]
a. Of or pertaining to building or construction; spec. (of a material) intended for construction. M19.
b. Of or pertaining to the structure of a building etc. as distinguished from its decoration or fittings. L19.
Times Small stately home in..excellent structural condition.
a. Biology & Medicine. Of or pertaining to the structure of an organism, organ, cell, etc., esp. with regard to mechanical properties or form rather than function. M19.
b. Geology. Of or pertaining to the structure of the earth's crust, or of a rock, a formation, etc. M19.
c. Chemistry. Of or pertaining to the arrangement of atoms in molecules. M19.
d. Biology. Of a gene: that specifies the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide. M20.
Of or pertaining to the arrangement and mutual relation of the parts of any complex whole. L19.
Of, pertaining to, or connected with the analysis of social, mental, or linguistic organization; spec. involving or pertaining to the formal laws and relations which make up the structure of a system, as distinguished from function or phenomenon. L19.
R. Jakobson The structural laws which underlie language. British Journal of Sociology In Islam..there was the structural limit represented by tribalism.
Special collocations & comb.: structural ambiguity Linguistics (an) ambiguity involving the grammatical relationships in a sentence etc. structural analysis Psychology & Linguistics analysis of a system in terms of its components and their relationship to one another. structural engineer an expert in structural engineering. structural engineering the branch of civil engineering that deals with large modern buildings and similar structures. structural formula Chemistry a plane schematic representation of the structure of a molecule using dots or lines to indicate the position and nature of the bonds between constituent atoms. structural-functional adjective (of analysis, a theory, etc.) that takes account of both structure and function. structural grammar a system of grammatical analysis in which units and classes are defined by their functional relations within the formal structure of the language. structural isomerism: see ISOMERISM 1. structural linguist an expert in or student of structural linguistics. structural linguistics the branch of linguistics that deals with language as a system of interrelated elements without reference to their historical development. structural load: the load inherent in a structure itself, not imposed. structural psychology the branch of psychology that deals with the arrangement and composition of mental states and conscious experiences. structural semantics the branch of linguistics that deals with the sense relations that may be established between words and groups of words. structural steel strong mild steel in shapes suited to construction work. structural unemployment unemployment resulting from industrial reorganization due to technological change etc., rather than from fluctuations in supply and demand.
structu'rality noun (rare) structural quality or character L19.
structurally adverb M19.