structural
adjective
- of, having, associated with, or characterized by structure: structural complexity
- used in or suitable for construction, as of buildings: structural steel
- of, or in accordance with, structural linguistics
- Geol. of or related to the structure of the earth's crust and to changes produced in it by movement; geotectonic
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struc·tur·al
adjectivea. Of, relating to, having, or characterized by structure: structural simplicity.
b. Affecting structure: structural damage.
- Used in or necessary to building: structural beams.
- Concerned with or resulting from political or especially economic structure.
- Geology Of or relating to the structure of rocks and other aspects of the earth's crust.
- Biology Of or relating to organic structure; morphological.
- Relating to or concerned with systematic structure in a particular field of study, such as linguistics or the behavioral sciences.
noun A part of a structure that bears a weight, or the structural piece used for such a part.
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