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- [struhk-cher-uh l]
- /ˈstrʌk tʃər əl/
- /ˈstrʌk.tʃər.əl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [struhk-cher-uh l]
- /ˈstrʌk tʃər əl/
Definitions of structural word
- adjective structural of or relating to structure; pertaining or essential to a structure. 1
- adjective structural Biology. pertaining to organic structure; morphological. 1
- adjective structural Geology. of or relating to geological structure, as of rock or strata. 1
- adjective structural Chemistry. pertaining to or showing the arrangement or mode of attachment of the atoms that constitute a molecule of a substance. Compare structural formula. 1
- adjective structural resulting from or pertaining to political or economic structure. 1
- adjective structural 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. 1
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Origin of structural
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
First recorded in 1825-35; structure + -al1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Structural
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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structural popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
structural usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for structural
adj structural
- amoebic — of, relating to, or resembling an ameba.
- anatomical — Anatomical means relating to the structure of the bodies of people and animals.
- architectonic — denoting, relating to, or having architectural qualities
- architectural — Architectural means relating to the design and construction of buildings.
- axiological — the branch of philosophy dealing with values, as those of ethics, aesthetics, or religion.
adjective structural
- dimensional — Of or pertaining to dimensions.
- grammatical — of or relating to grammar: grammatical analysis.
- nuclear — pertaining to or involving atomic weapons: nuclear war.
- organic — noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds that formerly comprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals, but that now includes all other compounds of carbon.
- organisational — (British) alternative spelling of organizational.
Top questions with structural
- what is structural unemployment?
- what structural joint changes are common to the elderly?
- which adaptation is not an example of a structural adaptation?
- what structural units make up network solids?
- what is a structural formula?
- when does structural unemployment occur?
- which of these does not contain a structural protein?
- what structural units make up ionic solids?
- what is structural functionalism?
- what is structural equation modeling?
- what is the major structural difference between starch and glycogen?
- what is the difference between seasonal unemployment and structural unemployment?
- how do frictional and structural unemployment differ?
- what structural classification describes this neuron?
- what is the structural difference between atp and datp?
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