structural
[struhk-cher-uh l]
- of or relating to structure; pertaining or essential to a structure.
- Biology. pertaining to organic structure; morphological.
- Geology. of or relating to geological structure, as of rock or strata.
- Chemistry. pertaining to or showing the arrangement or mode of attachment of the atoms that constitute a molecule of a substance.Compare structural formula.
- resulting from or pertaining to political or economic structure.
- of, relating to, or based on the assumption that the elements of a field of study are naturally arranged in a systematic structure: structural grammar.
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- Building Trades.
- a part of a structure that carries a load.
- the structural member used for such a part.
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Origin of structural
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Examples from the Web for structurally
Contemporary Examples
The masterpiece is huge, but structurally flawed and terribly vulnerable to seismic activity.
Let Me Be Frank With You is also structurally different from earlier Bascombe novels.
The jet is “redlined” at Mach 2, but structurally it can reach a maximum speed of Mach 2.25.
Ms Zhang said the church had been illegally built and was structurally unsound.
The Black PrinceBy Iris Murdoch This is my favourite novel of all time and is structurally extremely (and successfully) ambitious.
Historical Examples
Structurally, said Dr. Boreas of Leamington, structurally you are as sound as a roach.
The Bramleighs Of Bishop's FollyCharles James Lever
Structurally and visibly, it was a much uglier place than now.
Fifteen Chapters of AutobiographyGeorge William Erskine Russell
Structurally, this species is the most advanced of the American weasels.
American WeaselsE. Raymond Hall
Such a union or federation can be conceived of, structurally, as a cone.
A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.]Wolfram Eberhard
Structurally the hulls of these boats were not unlike modern wooden vessels.
Every-day Science: Volume VII. The Conquest of Time and SpaceHenry Smith Williams
structural
- of, relating to, or having structure or a structure
- of, relating to, or forming part of the structure of a building
- of or relating to the structure and deformation of rocks and other features of the earth's crust
- of or relating to the structure of organisms; morphological
- chem of, concerned with, caused by, or involving the arrangement of atoms in molecules
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