Structural
adj, noun ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 Structural steel, used in construction.
"Freight differentials often increased the spread in favor of the imported structurals. Purchasers repeatedly emphasized that their purchases of imported structurals were split among a number of sources, including Spain, France, West Germany, […]"
- 1 Of, relating to, or having structure.
"Class 1. consists of nervous diseases, such as depend on the nervous and muscular systems; the second, of sanguine diseases, such as depend on the sanguiferous system; the third, of secretory diseases, or such as are connected with the state of the secretions; and the fourth, of structural diseases, or those that are connected with the nutritive powers."
- 2 Involving the mechanics of construction.
- 1 concerned with systematic structure in a particular field of study wordnet
- 2 affecting or involved in structure or construction wordnet
- 3 relating to or having or characterized by structure wordnet
- 4 relating to or caused by structure, especially political or economic structure wordnet
- 5 relating to or concerned with the morphology of plants and animals wordnet
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- 6 pertaining to geological structure wordnet
Example
More examples"The current imbalance between supply and demand is considered to reflect structural changes on the demand side, rather than being a cyclical phenomenon."
Etymology
From structure + -al, 19th century.
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