Definitions for structure
ˈstrʌk tʃərstruc·ture

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.7 / 6 votes

1. structure, constructionnoun

   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. structurenoun

   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. structurenoun

   the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations

   "his lectures have no structure"

4. structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structurenoun

   a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing

   "he has good bone structure"

5. social organization, social organisation, social structure, social system, structureverb

   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. structureverb

   give a structure to

   "I need to structure my days"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. structurenoun

   A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.

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

2. structurenoun

   The underlying shape of a solid.

   He studied the structure of her face.

3. structurenoun

   The overall form or organization of something.

4. structurenoun

   A set of rules defining behaviour.

   For some, the structure of school life was oppressive.

5. structurenoun

   Several pieces of data treated as a unit.

   This structure contains both date and timezone information.

6. structurenoun

   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.

7. structurenoun

   A body, such as a political party, with a cohesive purpose or outlook.

   The South African leader went off to consult with the structures.

8. structurenoun

   A set along with a collection of finitary functions and relations.

9. structureverb

   To give structure to; to arrange.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Structure

   Etymology: structure, Fr. structura, from structus, Latin.

   1. Act of building; practice of building.

   His son builds on, and never is content,
   Till the last farthing is in structure spent. John Dryden.

   2. Manner of building; form; make.

   Several have gone about to inform them, but for want of insight into the structure and constitution of the terraqueous globe, have not given satisfaction. John Woodward.

   3. Edifice; building.

   Ecbatana her structure vast there shews,
   And Hecatompylos her hundred gates. John Milton.

   High on a rock of ice the structure lay. Alexander Pope.

   There stands a structure of majestick frame. Alexander Pope.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Structure

   A structure is an arrangement and organization of interrelated elements in a material object or system, or the object or system so organized. Material structures include man-made objects such as buildings and machines and natural objects such as biological organisms, minerals and chemicals. Abstract structures include data structures in computer science and musical form. Types of structure include a hierarchy (a cascade of one-to-many relationships), a network featuring many-to-many links, or a lattice featuring connections between components that are neighbors in space.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. structure

   Structure refers to the arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex. It can also denote a system or organization established for a certain purpose. The term can be applied to both physical entities (such as buildings or anatomical structures) and abstract concepts (such as a narrative structure or a theoretical framework).

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Structurenoun

   the act of building; the practice of erecting buildings; construction

2. Structurenoun

   manner of building; form; make; construction

3. Structurenoun

   arrangement of parts, of organs, or of constituent particles, in a substance or body; as, the structure of a rock or a mineral; the structure of a sentence

4. Structurenoun

   manner of organization; the arrangement of the different tissues or parts of animal and vegetable organisms; as, organic structure, or the structure of animals and plants; cellular structure

5. Structurenoun

   that which is built; a building; esp., a building of some size or magnificence; an edifice

6. Etymology: [L. structura, from struere, structum, to arrange, build, construct; perhaps akin to E. strew: cf. F. structure. Cf. Construe, Destroy, Instrument, Obstruct.]

WikidataRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Structure

   Structure is a fundamental, tangible or intangible notion referring to the recognition, observation, nature, and permanence of patterns and relationships of entities. This notion may itself be an object, such as a built structure, or an attribute, such as the structure of society. From a child's verbal description of a snowflake, to the detailed scientific analysis of the properties of magnetic fields, the concept of structure is now often an essential foundation of nearly every mode of inquiry and discovery in science, philosophy, and art. In early 20th-century and earlier thought, form often plays a role comparable to that of structure in contemporary thought. The neo-Kantianism of Ernst Cassirer is sometimes regarded as a precursor of the later shift to structuralism and poststructuralism. The description of structure implicitly offers an account of what a system is made of: a configuration of items, a collection of inter-related components or services. A structure may be a hierarchy, a network featuring many-to-many links, or a lattice featuring connections between components that are neighbors in space.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Structure

   struk′tūr, n. manner of building: construction: a building, esp. one of large size: arrangement of parts or of particles in a substance: manner of organisation: an organic form.—adj. Struc′tūral, morphological.—n. Structūralisā′tion.—adv. Struc′tūrally, in a structural manner.—adjs. Struc′tured, having a certain structure; Struc′tureless.—adv. Struc′turely, in structure, by construction.—n. Struc′tūrist, one who rears structures. [L. structura—struĕre, structum, to build.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. structure

   A number of materials, mechanisms, methods to construct.

   The structure of the house was known and created with efficiency.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 22, 2020  

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   structure

   The various elements of a whole, how the elements connect and their purpose.

   The structure of the property is accurate and demonstrates excellent architectural structures.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 24, 2020  

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   structure

   To feel, know and understand intuitively what is required and how every facet connects together and works.

   The organisation structure is logical, rational, easy and simple.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 24, 2020  

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1. structure

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Matched Categories

1. • Artifact
   • Cognition
   • Constitution
   • Organize

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'structure' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #720

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'structure' in Written Corpus Frequency: #965

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'structure' in Nouns Frequency: #211

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How to pronounce structure?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say structure in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of structure in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of structure in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of structure in a Sentence

1. Ezra Koenig:

   I think there's something so cool about Bernie running as a Democrat, a guy who was the only independent in the House for a long time, the only independent in the Senate. A guy who comes from an outside structure and kind of bringing that to the Democratic Party, there's something so much more exciting than someone that comes from within.

2. Roland Barthes:

   All official institutions of language are repeating machines: school, sports, advertising, popular songs, news, all continually repeat the same structure, the same meaning, often the same words: the stereotype is a political fact, the major figure of ideology.

3. Bruce Rauner:

   The structure that is currently in place, inside government, forcing government employees to pay union dues, even if they don’t want to be in a union -- that is fundamentally unconstitutional and it is against the American system of freedom of choice.

4. Barack Obama:

   The difference is they did not have the support structure, the second chances, the resources that would allow them to survive these mistakes.

5. Daniele Nouy:

   Partly because of the financial situation in Europe and partly because of the structure of the banking systems in Europe ... the sustainable profitability is probably the main challenge and the main risk for banks in the coming years, they have to establish sustainable profitability.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=structure
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Structure
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=structure
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structure
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/structure
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=structure
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=structure
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=structure