STRUCTURAL

adjective Date: circa 1827 of or relating to the physical makeup of a plant or animal body , 2. of, relating to, or affecting structure , used in building structures , involved in or caused by structure especially of the economy , of, relating to, or resulting from the effects of folding or faulting of the earth's crust ; tectonic , concerned with or relating to structure rather than history or comparison , ~ly adverb