structure
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/
:
estructura
- The architect designed a new structure that would house both offices and apartments.
- build structures
- protective structure
- existing structures
What are some, what are some less known structures that really fascinate you?
- What are some, what are some less known structures that really fascinate you?
- And all of these structures are built on chalk bedrock.
- It's not a nest, but it's a structure which impresses females.
- You can change the the physical structure of your brain by meditating.
- You have permanent structures changing shape and collapsing.
- the things that they like built and the structures and the documents. Like
- So we can take this structure transplanted.
Examples
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Vincent looked with amazement at the single stone structure that dominated the center of the city.
Fiction book (1990) -
Part of it was blocked by a tall, rectangular structure, but the rest was clear to see.
Fiction book (1991) -
But we should talk now about the structure of these works.
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You guys look at the structure they provide in this space.
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All of those permission structures are gone.
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It's in the middle where complex structures appear and thrive.
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And so it has changed the incentive structure for thoughtful people.
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If so, what differences can be found in the curriculum and structure of those successful universities?
Academic text (2011) -
At the center of this roundabout stood the most beautiful structure Artus had ever seen.
Fiction book (1992) -
They would build great structures down in El Salvador.
Synonyms
823
2.0
Work of building things like houses, roads or bridges
209
4.2
A group of connected buildings used together
112
3.9
A part made by putting smaller parts together, for example in machines
27
5.4
Something made of different parts joined into one
A building or other physical thing people build
An object made of several separate parts, like a roof with sections that open
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
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Structure comes from the Latin root struct, from struere, meaning 'to build'. Like construct, it brings to mind stones or beams stacked into a whole, so structure can mean a physical thing made from many parts.