structural
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4.2
- adjective
- /ˈstrʌk.tʃər.əl/
- Specialized
- The engineers assessed the building for structural integrity after the earthquake.
- structural integrity
- structural damage
- a structural engineer
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Watch on YouTubeThat's when you've built out all the, the structural and functional parts of the brain.
- That's when you've built out all the, the structural and functional parts of the brain.
- Beautiful trigonometry that's right there in the structural stability of skyscrapers.
- So I had to do some real structural work on the inside.
- I do wish that it had better structural integrity.
- And the idea is that the corn will provide the structural support for things like beans.
- Now, they won't be able to put it in structural terms.
- And when we go inside, then we have another structural protein called nucleoprotein.
- So we've got our structural support.
- I'm seeing cracks and I'm seeing things like serious structural issues.
- So it's tends to be more sort of structural, thermal, structural components.
- So many, in the old days, structural biology was a career in itself.
- We wouldn't have had stars, planets, any kind of structural complexity.
- So just maybe a few last thoughts on what the future holds for structural engineering.
Examples
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Once a measurement model had been confirmed, a total of six structural models were estimated.
Academic text (2015) -
Any attempt to move this craft presents equal risk, as its structural integrity is severely compromised.
Fiction book (2000) -
And that will give you the structural strength to come home.
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The second one is a structural description, how it's made.
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I do wish that it had better structural integrity.
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But the solution does appear to be of higher structural stability and quality.
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But the building has suffered severe structural damage.
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And the idea is that the corn will provide the structural support for things like beans.
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It is the very structural space which is expanding.
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Yet the new housings maintain the same strength and structural stiffness that the aluminum castings had.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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5.6
About how something is built or put together
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9.0
The way parts are arranged to form a structure, like a molecule or building
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6.3
About the shape or arrangement of something
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8.9
Showing how parts fit together in a whole
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.7
Strong metal formed into beams and other shapes to support buildings
- Specialized
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4.5
A kind of concrete that carries the weight of a building, like foundations and beams
- Specialized
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8.2
A way of studying language that looks at its parts and how they work together
- Specialized
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4.6
Metal shaped into parts that hold up buildings like beams and columns
- Formal
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9.6
A way of studying societies by finding hidden rules behind their customs
- Specialized
Study of how social institutions shape people's actions and relationships
How Structural
Surface Forms
Morphology
structural = structure (transparent) = struct + ure + al
The adjective is transparently formed from the noun 'structure' with the suffix '-al', meaning 'relating to structure'.
Etymology
Structural comes from the root struct (from Latin struere) meaning 'to build' or 'pile up', the same root you see in structure. So a 'structural' flaw is about the parts that hold a building up, not a small surface problem.