structural [struhk -cher-uh l]
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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. Show More
Building Trades a part of a structure that carries a load. the structural member used for such a part. Show More
Related forms struc·tur·al·ly , adverb non·struc·tur·al , adjective non·struc·tur·al·ly , adverb un·struc·tur·al , adjective un·struc·tur·al·ly , adverb Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for structurally Contemporary Examples of structurally 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 of structurally Structurally , said Dr. Boreas of Leamington, structurally you are as sound as a roach.
Structurally and visibly, it was a much uglier place than now.
Structurally , this species is the most advanced of the American weasels.
Such a union or federation can be conceived of, structurally , as a cone.
Structurally the hulls of these boats were not unlike modern wooden vessels.
British Dictionary definitions for structurally 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 Show More
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