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structure
- /ˈstɹʌk(t)ʃə/ UK
- /ˈstɹʌkt͡ʃɚ/ US
- [ˈstʃɹɐktʃə] Australia
- /ˈstɹʊkt͡ʃə/ Northern England
- /ˈstɾʌkt͡ʃəɾ/ Scotland
- /ˈstɾʌkt͡ʃə/ Wales
Where it comes from
From Middle French structure, from Latin structūra (“a fitting together, adjustment, building, erection, a building, edifice, structure”), from struere, past participle structus (“pile up, arrange, assemble, build”). Compare construct, instruct, destroy, etc.
noun structures
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A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.
The birds had built an amazing structure out of sticks and various discarded items.
Similar: formation
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The underlying shape of a solid.
He studied the structure of her face.
Similar: formation
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The overall form or organization of something.
The structure of a sentence.
Similar: makeup, configuration, arrangement, composition, format, constitution, form, structure
- A set of rules defining behaviour. For some, the structure of school life was oppressive.
- Several pieces of data treated as a unit. This structure contains both date and timezone information.
- Underwater terrain or objects (such as a dead tree or a submerged car) that tend to attract fish 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.
- A body, such as a political party, with a cohesive purpose or outlook. The South African leader went off to consult with the structures.
- A set along with a collection of finitary functions and relations.
verb structures · structuring · structured
- To give structure to; to arrange. I'm trying to structure my time better so I'm not always late.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: construction, architecture, anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, social organization, social structure, social system, construct, structural, configuration, composition, set-up, frame, form, profile
Translations
Every language
noun cohesive whole built up of distinct parts
| Español | estructura |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 구조 gujo, 구성 guseong |
| 日本語 | 構造 kōzō, 構成 kōsei |
| 中文 | 結構 /结构 jiégòu |
| हिन्दी | संरचना sanracnā, ढाँचा ḍhā̃cā |
| Português | estrutura |
| Deutsch | Struktur |
| Italiano | struttura |
| Ελληνικά | δομή domí |
| Română | structură |
| Русский | структу́ра struktúra |
| Tiếng Việt | kết cấu |
| العربية | هَيْكَل haykal |
| עברית | מִבְנֶה mivné |
noun underlying shape of a solid
| Español | estructura |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 구성 guseong |
| 日本語 | 構成 kōsei |
| हिन्दी | संरचना sanracnā, ढाँचा ḍhā̃cā |
| Português | estrutura |
| Français | structure |
| Italiano | struttura |
| Română | structură |
| Tiếng Việt | cấu trúc |
noun overall form or organization of something
| Español | estructura |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 구성 guseong |
| 日本語 | 構成 kōsei |
| Português | estrutura |
| Français | structure |
| Deutsch | Struktur |
| Italiano | struttura |
| Русский | структу́ра struktúra |
| עברית | מבנה, תצורה |
noun computing: several pieces of data treated as a unit
| 日本語 | 構造体 kōzōtai, 構成 kōsei |
|---|---|
| Português | registro |
| Deutsch | Struktur, Datenstruktur |
| Ελληνικά | δομή domí |
verb (transitive) to give structure to; to arrange
| Español | estructurar |
|---|---|
| Português | estruturar |
| Deutsch | strukturieren |
| Русский | структури́ровать strukturírovatʹ |
Talk about this word "structure." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/structure. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. structure. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/structure "structure." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/structure.Cite this
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title = {structure},
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