structure

Definitions

1. A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.
   countable, uncountable
2. third-person singular present indicative
3. To give form or arrangement to: structure a curriculum; structure one's day.
4. The underlying shape of a solid.
   countable, uncountable
5. second-person singular imperative
6. A usually permanent construction, such as a house or store:building, edifice, pile.
7. The overall form or organization of something.
   countable, uncountable
8. A set of rules defining behaviour.
   countable, uncountable
9. To create by combining parts or elements:build, compose, configure, form, pattern, shape.
10. Several pieces of data treated as a unit.
    countable, uncountable
11. of structure. You must get permission before making structural alterations to your house. struktureel تَركيبي estrutural stavební Struktur-... strukturel δομικόςestructural, de estructura ehituslik ساختاري rakenteellinen de structure מבני संरचनात्मक, इमारती strukturalni, građevni szerkezeti mengenai struktur byggingar- strutturale 構造上の 구조적 struktūrinis struktūras-; strukturāls mengenai struktur structureelkonstruksjons-, strukturellbudowlany, strukturalny درغښت estrutural de structură констру...
12. Underwater terrain or objects (such as a dead tree or a submerged car) that tend to attract fish
    uncountable
13. struktureel تَرْكيبيّا структурно estruturalmente stavebně Struktur-... strukturelt δομικά estructuralmente ehituslikult از لحاظ ساختاري rakenteellisesti structurellement מִבְּחִינַת הַמִבנֶה संरचनात्मक ढंग से strukturalno szerkezetileg secara struktural byggingarlega strutturalmente 構造上 구조적으로 struktūriškai strukturāli berstruktur structureelstrukturelt strukturalnie د ساختمان له پلوه estruturalmente structural конструктивно stavebne gradbeno strukturalno konstruktions-, byggnadsmässigt, stru...
14. A body, such as a political party, with a cohesive purpose or outlook.
    countable, uncountable
15. estructura; orden.
16. A set along with a collection of finitary functions and relations.
    countable, uncountable
17. Something made up of a number of parts that are held or put together in a particular way: hierarchical social structure.
18. The way in which parts are arranged or put together to form a whole; makeup: triangular in structure.
19. The interrelation or arrangement of parts in a complex entity: political structure; plot structure.
20. Something constructed, such as a building.

Equivalents

54 more languages

العربيةالتركيببناءبنيانتركيبتكوينداررسمعمارةهيكل+ 6 more

Azərbaycan diliquruluş

Българскистроеж

বাংলাগঠন

Bosanskipolastrojstrukturaustrojстројструктураустрој+ 4 more

Catalàestructuraestructurar

Češtinastavbastrukturaútvar

Cymraegstrwythuro

Ελληνικάδιάρθρωσηδομήκατασκευήυφή+ 1 more

Esperantostrukturo

Eestistruktuur

فارسیساختساختارسازه

Suomijärjestelmäjärjestökehikkomuotorakennepömpelirakennerakennelmarakennemuotorunkostruktuuritietue+ 8 more

Gaeilgestruchtúr

Gàidhligco-churdèanamhtogail

Galegoestruturaestruturar

עבריתמבנהמסגרת

हिन्दीडील-डौलढाँचाबंदिशबंधभवनरचनावास्तुसंरचनासरंजाम+ 6 more

Hrvatskipolastrojstrukturaustrojстројструктураустрој+ 4 more

Magyarfelépítésstruktúraszerkezetszervezet+ 1 more

Հայերենկառույցկառուցվածք

Bahasa Indonesiabangunpolastruktursusunantulang punggung+ 2 more

Íslenskabygging

Italianostruttura

日本語つくり仕組み建築物構え構成構文構造構造体+ 5 more

ქართულისტრუქტურა

Қазақ тіліқұрылым

ភាសាខ្មែរគ្រោង

한국어건축물구성구조조직짜임체격+ 3 more

Kurdîpolastruktûrرسم

Latinaaedificatioaedificiumcompagescontextusfabricatiotextus+ 3 more

ລາວໂຄງສ້າງ

Latviešubūvestruktūraveidojums

Te Reo Māorianga

Македонскиструктура

മലയാളംരൂപം

Монголбүтэц

Bahasa Melayurangkastruktur

မြန်မာဖွဲ့စည်းပုံ

Nederlandsstructurerenstructuur

Polskibudowlastrukturatkanka

Portuguêsestruturaestruturarregistro

Românăstructură

Русскийструктураструктурировать

Slovenščinastruktura

Shqipstrukturë

Српскиpolastrojstrukturaustrojстројструктураустрој+ 4 more

Svenskabyggnadkonstruktionstrukturstrukturerauppbyggnaduppstyrdhet+ 3 more

ไทยกรอบร่างรูปแผนงานโครงร่างโครงสร้าง+ 3 more

Tagalogbalangkasestrukturakayarian

Türkçebünyestrüktüryapıyapılandırmak+ 1 more

Українськаладспору́даструктураструктурува́ти+ 1 more

اردوساخت

Tiếng Việtbố cụccấu tạocấu trúccơ chếkết cấukiến trúc+ 3 more

Examples

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

“The original family who had begun to build⟳ a palace to rival Nonesuch had died out before they had put⟳ up little more than the gateway, so that the actual structure⟳ which had come⟳ down to posterity retained the secret magic of a promise⟳ rather than the overpowering splendour of a great architectural achievement.”

“Built in the 1980s, the country’s Scott Base⟳ consists of 12 structures that officials want⟳ replaced by three large, interconnected buildings, plus a separate⟳ helicopter hangar.”

“He studied the structure⟳ of her face⟳.”

“The structure⟳ of a sentence.”

“The structure⟳ of the society was still a mystery.”

“Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure⟳, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story.”

“For some, the structure⟳ of school life was oppressive.”

“This structure⟳ contains both date⟳ and timezone information.”

“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.”

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

CEFR level