struc·tur·al

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• struc|tur|al|ly — «STRUHK chuhr uh lee», adverb. with regard to structure: »The new church is structurally perfect, but it is not beautiful …   Useful english dictionary

• struc|tur|al — «STRUHK chuhr uhl», adjective. 1. of, having to do with, or used in building; constructional: »structural materials. Blue gray structural glass and stainless steel will be used on the outside of the first three floors (New York Times). 2. of or… …   Useful english dictionary

• struc|tur|al|ism — «STRUHK chuhr uh LIHZ uhm», noun. 1. Psychology. the study of the structure of consciousness, or what it consists of, as opposed to its function, or what it does. 2. = structural linguistics. (Cf. ↑structural linguistics) 3. a method of… …   Useful english dictionary

• struc|tur|al|is|tic — «STRUHK chuhr uh LIHS tihk», adjective. of, having to do with, or characteristic of structuralism …   Useful english dictionary

• struc|tur|al|ist — «STRUHK chuhr uh lihst», noun, adjective. –n. a follower of or believer in strcturalism. –adj. = structuralistic. (Cf. ↑structuralistic) …   Useful english dictionary

• struc|tur|als — «STRUHK chuhr uhlz», noun (plural). heavy steel members, beams, or other supports used in construction …   Useful english dictionary

• struc|tur|ism — «STRUHK chuh rihz uhm», noun. art that emphasizes basic geometric forms or structures: »Biederman himself, having grandly declared that both painting and sculpture were obsolete, arrived at…“structurism” reliefs that have the dimension of… …   Useful english dictionary

• struc|tur|ist — «STRUHK chuhr ihst», noun, adjective. –n. an artist whose work emphasizes basic geometric forms or structures. –adj. of or characterized by structurism …   Useful english dictionary

• struc|tur|i|za|tion — «STRUHK chuh ruh ZAY shuhn», noun. the process of arranging any complex matter into an organized structure …   Useful english dictionary

• struc|tur|ize — «STRUHK chuh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to arrange in the form of an organized structure: »Research capacities are being structurized to the optimum in every single economic branch in order to meet the country s requirements of the… …   Useful english dictionary