'Structure' definitions:

Definition of 'structure'

From: WordNet
noun
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" [syn: structure, construction]
noun
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"
noun
The complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations; "his lectures have no structure"
noun
A particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure" [syn: structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure]
noun
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" [syn: social organization, social organisation, social structure, social system, structure]
verb
Give a structure to; "I need to structure my days"

Definition of 'Structure'

From: GCIDE
  • Structure \Struc"ture\, n. [L. structura, from struere, structum, to arrange, build, construct; perhaps akin to E. strew: cf. F. structure. Cf. Construe, Destroy, Instrument, Obstruct.]
  • 1. The act of building; the practice of erecting buildings; construction. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • His son builds on, and never is content Till the last farthing is in structure spent. --J. Dryden, Jr. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Manner of building; form; make; construction. [1913 Webster]
  • Want of insight into the structure and constitution of the terraqueous globe. --Woodward. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • It [basalt] has often a prismatic structure. --Dana. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Biol.) 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. That which is built; a building; esp., a building of some size or magnificence; an edifice. [1913 Webster]
  • There stands a structure of majestic frame. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • Columnar structure. See under Columnar. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'structure'

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