STRUCTURAL


Meaning of STRUCTURAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstrək-chə-rəl, ˈstrək-shrəl ]

adjective

Date: circa 1827

1. : of or relating to the physical makeup of a plant or animal body

structural defects of the heart

2.

a. : of, relating to, or affecting structure

structural stability

b. : used in building structures

structural clay

c. : involved in or caused by structure especially of the economy

structural unemployment

3. : of, relating to, or resulting from the effects of folding or faulting of the earth's crust : tectonic

4. : concerned with or relating to structure rather than history or comparison

structural linguistics

• struc·tur·al·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.