structural
pronunciation
How to pronounce structural in British English:
UK [ˈstrʌktʃərəl]
How to pronounce structural in American English:
US [ˈstrʌktʃərəl]
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- Adjective:
- relating to or caused by structure, especially political or economic structure
- relating to or having or characterized by structure
- affecting or involved in structure or construction
- concerned with systematic structure in a particular field of study
- pertaining to geological structure
- relating to or concerned with the morphology of plants and animals
Word Origin
- structural (adj.)
- 1814, from structure + -al (1). Related: Structurally.
Example
- 1. There is a deeper structural issue to be resolved .
- 2. In several countries , fiscal and structural reforms are still at a fragile stage .
- 3. Three mile island suffered no structural damage .
- 4. The biggest problems are structural .
- 5. This produced problems for advanced structural applications .