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UK
/stɹˈʌktʃɐ/
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[ US /ˈstɹəktʃɝ/ ]
[ US /ˈstɹəktʃɝ/ ]
NOUN
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a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement
he has good bone structure -
the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts
the structure of the benzene molecule
artists must study the structure of the human body -
the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations
his lectures have no structure -
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons
the structure consisted of a series of arches -
the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships
the social organization of England and America is very different
sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family
VERB
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give a structure to
I need to structure my days
How To Use structure In A Sentence
- Prior to the 19th century, the region's social structure - outside of a few major cities, including Baghdad - was organized primarily around relatively isolated tribal confederations.
- Moreover, social values and structures have shown a remarkable ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment.
- But I do know there is a greater prospect he will seek a bit of equity in the distribution of investment and development of infrastructure than the present triumvirate.
- Anthony has brought a bit of structure and organisation and a bit of discipline to training.
- Part of the problem in making extrapolations from these patterns to build a theory is that the relationship between language and social structure may vary considerably, both synchronically and diachronically.
- It also questioned the fairness of two-tier charging structures in some schemes in which members ceasing to make new contributions were charged higher fees than active members. Times, Sunday Times
- Its people are overburdened by religious riot, ethnic strife, corruption and the absence of social infrastructure.
- First, we have in the bottom from which the mere structure of an ovary is deduced, the normal dicarpellary structure, and there is in addition a tendency in excess toward a parietal placentation. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries
- For more than just a ballpark estimate of your green infrastructure's value, you need high-resolution images.
- Thereby, in the absence of other myocyte structures as well as the absence of endogenous Cav1. 2, ectopic expression of BIN1 is sufficient to concentrate surface Cav1. 2. PLoS Biology: New Articles
