STRUC

Meaning of STRUC in English

abbreviation

structure

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

K — I. ˈkā noun ( plural k's or ks ˈkāz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 11th letter …
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SUBSTRUCTION — — substructional , adj. /sub struk"sheuhn/ , n. a foundation or substructure. [ 1615-25; substruction- (s. of substructio ) foundation, …
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INSTRUCT — — instructedly , adv. — instructedness , n. — instructible , adj. /in strukt"/ , v.t. 1. to furnish with …
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ULTRASTRUCTURE — [ul.tra.struc.ture] n (1939): biological structure and esp. fine structure (as of a cell) not visible through an ordinary microscope -- …
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SUPERSTRUCTURE — [su.per.struc.ture] n (1641) 1 a: an entity, concept, or complex based on a more fundamental one b: social institutions (as …
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SUBSTRUCTURE — [sub.struc.ture] n (1726): an underlying or supporting part of a structure -- sub.struc.tur.al adj
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STRUCTURE — [struc.ture] n [ME, fr. L structura, fr. structus, pp. of struere to heap up, build--more at strew] (15c) 1: the …
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STRUCTURALIZE — [struc.tur.al.ize] vt -ized ; -iz.ing (ca. 1931): to organize or incorporate into a structure -- struc.tur.al.i.za.tion n
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STRUCTURALISM — [struc.tur.al.ism] n (1907) 1: psychology concerned esp. with resolution of the mind into structural elements 2: structural linguistics 3: an …
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STRUCTURAL — [struc.tur.al] adj (1835) 1: of or relating to the physical makeup of a plant or animal body 2. a: of, …
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SELF-DESTRUCTIVE — [self-de.struc.tive] adj (1654): acting or tending to harm or destroy oneself; also: suicidal -- self-de.struc.tive.ness n
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RECONSTRUCTIONISM — [re.con.struc.tion.ism] n, often cap (1942) 1: a movement in 20th century American Judaism that advocates a creative adjustment to contemporary …
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RECONSTRUCT — [re.con.struct] vt (1768): to construct again: as a: to establish or assemble again b: to build up again mentally: re-create …
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OBSTRUCTIONISM — [ob.struc.tion.ism] n (1879): deliberate interference with the progress or business esp. of a legislative body -- ob.struc.tion.ist n or adj …
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OBSTRUCT — [ob.struct] vt [L obstructus, pp. of obstruere, fr. ob- in the way + struere to build, heap up--more at ob-, …
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NONDESTRUCTIVE — [non.de.struc.tive] adj (1926): not destructive; specif: not causing destruction of material being investigated or treated "~ testing of metal" -- …
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MICROSTRUCTURE — [mi.cro.struc.ture] n [ISV] (1885): the microscopic structure of a material (as a mineral or a biological cell) -- mi.cro.struc.tur.al adj
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MACROSTRUCTURE — [mac.ro.struc.ture] n (ca. 1899): the structure (as of metal, a body part, or the soil) revealed by visual examination with …
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INSTRUCTOR — [in.struc.tor] n (15c): one that instructs: teacher; esp: a college teacher below professorial rank -- in.struc.tor.ship n
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INSTRUCTIVE — [in.struc.tive] adj (1611): carrying a lesson: enlightening -- in.struc.tive.ly adv -- in.struc.tive.ness n
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INSTRUCTION — [in.struc.tion] n (15c) 1 a: precept "prevailing cultural ~s" b: a direction calling for compliance: order--usu. used in pl. "had …
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INDESTRUCTIBLE — [in.de.struc.ti.ble] adj [prob. fr. LL indestructibilis, fr. L in- + destructus, pp. of destruere to tear down--more at destroy] (1667): …
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DESTRUCTIVE — [de.struc.tive] adj (15c) 1: causing destruction: ruinous "~ storm" 2: designed or tending to destroy "~ criticism" -- de.struc.tive.ly adv …
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DESTRUCTIBLE — [de.struc.ti.ble] adj (ca. 1755): capable of being destroyed -- de.struc.ti.bil.i.ty n
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DECONSTRUCTION — [de.con.struc.tion] n [F deconstruction, fr. de- de- + construction] (1973): a method of literary criticism that assumes language refers only …
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DECONSTRUCT — [de.con.struct] vt (1973): to discuss (as a work of literature) using the methods of deconstruction -- de.con.struc.tive adj -- de.con.struc.tor …
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CONSTRUCTIVISM — [con.struc.tiv.ism] n, often cap (1925): a nonobjective art movement originating in Russia and concerned with formal organization of planes and …
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CONSTRUCTIVE — [con.struc.tive] adj (ca. 1680) 1: declared such by judicial construction or interpretation "~ fraud" 2: of or relating to construction …
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CONSTRUCTION — [con.struc.tion] n (14c) 1: the act or result of construing, interpreting, or explaining 2. a: the process, art, or manner …
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