6. structure the attitude of a bed or stratum or of beds or strata of sedimentary rocks, as indicated by the dip and strike.
7. structure the coarser composition of a rock, as contrasted with its texture.
8. structure the manner in which atoms in a molecule are joined to each other, esp. as represented in organic chemistry.
9. structure the pattern or system of beliefs, relationships, institutions, etc., in a social group or society.
10. (v.t.)structure to give a structure to; organize.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME < L structūra=struct(us), ptp. of struere to put together +-ūra -ure)
Definition of 'Structure'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)structure, construction a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"
2. (noun)structure the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts "artists must study the structure of the human body"; "the structure of the benzene molecule"
3. (noun)structure the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations "his lectures have no structure"
4. (noun)structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing "he has good bone structure"
5. (verb)social organization, social organisation, social structure, social system, structure the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships "the social organization of England and America is very different"; "sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family"
6. (verb)structure give a structure to "I need to structure my days"
1. (noun)structure the way sth is organized or arranged, or the state of being organized the country's economic/political structure; the structure of the modern family; I made a schedule to give my life a little more structure.
2. structure sth that has been built the structure supporting the roof; a fire at a structure in downtown Cleveland