structure
790
3.5
- noun
- /ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/
:
estructura
- Your tissue, your organs, your entire biophysical structure is changing.
- organizational structure
- sentence structure
- structure and content
In this dish, acid affects the structure in the food.
- In this dish, acid affects the structure in the food.
- And in fact, the same circuit structure can do either thing, OK.
- Having a child changes the structure of a marriage.
- But the basic structures of life will not change.
- And that sense of ritual gave me structure and it gave me comfort.
- I'm not, I'm not great with following structure, but most people are.
- If you don't add more system and structure and organization, what happens?
- I really like to look at the four act structure as a basis.
- A couple of reasons going back to like structure and process.
- And Gary, what, what's driving that structure as opposed?
Examples
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And there is a structure to a sales process.
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In part, that is because the structure and networks of world trade are so different today.
Academic text (2011) -
And so here was his idea of the structure of matter.
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You need to account for population structure in your analysis.
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Children were raised in communities, without the nuclear family structure that is so popular here.
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But the basic structures of life will not change.
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Readers simply need to learn how to recognize the structures that exist in a particular type of text.
Academic text (2011) -
The method comprises three levels of listening that provide structure for student interaction in an ensemble rehearsal.
Academic text (2011) -
The impact of providing I-BEST students with support services and structured pathways may extend to student learning outcomes.
Academic text (2011) -
The teacher explained the structure of a well-organized essay to her students.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
The arrangement of things in a neat sequence
135
2.7
The way things are placed or organized in a place
122
3.6
An arrangement of people or things in a pattern for a purpose
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4.8
How parts are arranged in something, like furniture or a machine
99
4.1
The parts and amounts that make up something
72
2.7
Arranging people or things in a neat, planned order
5
6.1
An orderly arrangement of parts in a system, like wiring or city blocks
4
7.0
How the parts of something are put together to make its shape
Antonyms
Compounds
15
3.7
An organized way people and groups like families and governments are connected in a society
- Specialized
4
3.9
A way to store and organize data in a computer so programs can use it quickly
- Specialized
3
4.6
A set of bones that supports and gives shape to a person or animal
2
5.7
An arrangement of people or things in levels with higher levels controlling lower ones
1
4.0
A part that holds something and keeps it upright, like columns or a skeleton
- Specialized
1
5.7
A part of the nervous system that carries signals, like a nerve or brain area
- Specialized
1
5.3
A part of a living thing that has a specific shape and job in the body
- Specialized
1
9.1
A group of very close lines in the light from an atom that show small energy differences
- Specialized
A complex part of a living body made of pieces arranged to do a job
- Specialized
The way the parts of a living body are arranged to give it shape and help it move
- Specialized
A study of the costs of making a product to see how they affect profit
A very large object made from one piece or an organization that cannot change easily
- Specialized
A hard body part made mostly of the same stuff as nails and hair, like a horn or hoof
- Specialized
The order and grouping of words in a sentence that make parts like the subject and verb
- Specialized
A building design with parts joined in a T shape to give support and strength
How Structured
Surface Forms
Etymology
Structure comes from the Latin root struct, from struere, which means 'to build' or 'to pile up'. It shares the same root as construct, so think of ideas as building blocks put together, and that's why structure means the way parts are organized.