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struc·tur·al  (strkchr-l)
adj.
1.
a. Of, relating to, having, or characterized by structure: structural simplicity.
b. Affecting structure: structural damage.
2. Used in or necessary to building: structural beams.
3. Concerned with or resulting from political or especially economic structure.
4. Geology Of or relating to the structure of rocks and other aspects of the earth's crust.
5. Biology Of or relating to organic structure; morphological.
6. Relating to or concerned with systematic structure in a particular field of study, such as linguistics or the behavioral sciences.
n.
A part of a structure that bears a weight, or the structural piece used for such a part.

structur·al·ly adv.

structural [ˈstrʌktʃərəl]
adj
1. of, relating to, or having structure or a structure
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) of, relating to, or forming part of the structure of a building
3. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) of or relating to the structure and deformation of rocks and other features of the earth's crust
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) of or relating to the structure of organisms; morphological
5. (Chemistry) Chem of, concerned with, caused by, or involving the arrangement of atoms in molecules
structurally  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.structural - relating to or caused by structure, especially political or economic structure; "structural unemployment in a technological society"
2.structural - relating to or having or characterized by structure; "structural engineer"; "structural errors"; "structural simplicity"
3.structural - affecting or involved in structure or construction; "the structural details of a house such as beams and joists and rafters; not ornamental elements"; "structural damage"
functional - designed for or capable of a particular function or use; "a style of writing in which every word is functional"; "functional architecture"
4.structural - concerned with systematic structure in a particular field of study
constructive - constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development; "constructive criticism"; "a constructive attitude"; "a constructive philosophy"; "constructive permission"
5.structural - pertaining to geological structure; "geomorphological features of the Black Hills"; "morphological features of granite"; "structural effects of folding and faulting of the earth's surface"
geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
6.structural - relating to or concerned with the morphology of plants and animals; "morphological differences"

structural
adjective constructional, constitutional, configurational, formational structural reform of the tax system
Translations
structural [ˈstrʌktʃərəl] ADJestructural
structural [ˈstrʌktʃərəl] adj
[changes, reforms] → structurel(le)
(CONSTRUCTION) [repair, alteration, weakness, damage] → structurel(le)
structural engineer ningénieur m calcul des structures
structural
adj
strukturell, Struktur-; (of building) alterations, damage, requirementsbaulich; structural materialBaumaterial nt; structural partBauteil nt; the bridge suffered structural damagedie Struktur der Brücke wurde beschädigt
(= weight-bearing) wall, beamtragend
(fig, = essential) → essenziell, essentiell, notwendig

structural:
structural analysis
n (Gram) → Strukturanalyse f
structural change
structural crisis
nStrukturkrise f
structural defect
structural engineer
nKonstrukteur(in) m(f)
structural engineering
nBautechnik f
structural fault
structural formula
n (Chem) → Strukturformel f

structural:
structural steel
nKonstruktionsstahl m
structural survey
nBauzustandsgutachten nt
structural unemployment
structural [ˈstrʌktʃrl] adjstrutturale
structural formula (Chem) → formula di struttura


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