I. ˈstrək-chər noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin structura, from structus, past participle of struere to heap up, build — more at strew
Date: 15th century
1. : the action of building : construction
2.
a. : something (as a building) that is constructed
b. : something arranged in a definite pattern of organization
a rigid totalitarian structure — J. L. Hess
leaves and other plant structure s
3. : manner of construction : makeup
Gothic in structure
4.
a. : the arrangement of particles or parts in a substance or body
soil structure
molecular structure
b. : organization of parts as dominated by the general character of the whole
economic structure
personality structure
c. : coherent form or organization
tried to give some structure to the children's lives
5. : the aggregate of elements of an entity in their relationships to each other
the structure of a language
• struc·ture·less -ləs adjective
• struc·ture·less·ness -nəs noun
II. transitive verb
( struc·tured ; struc·tur·ing ˈstrək-chə-riŋ, ˈstrək-shriŋ)
Date: circa 1693
1. : to form into or according to a structure
2. : construct