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structural
CIDE DICTIONARY
structural, a.
- Of or pertaining to structure; affecting structure; as, a structural error. [1913 Webster]
- Of or pertaining to organit structure; as, a structural element or cell; the structural peculiarities of an animal or a plant. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
structural, adj. of, concerning, or having a structure.
Idiom
structural engineering the branch of civil engineering concerned with large modern buildings etc. structural formula Chem. a formula showing the arrangement of atoms in the molecule of a compound. structural linguistics the study of language as a system of interrelated elements. structural psychology the study of the arrangement and composition of mental states and conscious experiences. structural steel strong mild steel in shapes suited to construction work.
Derivative
structurally adv.
THESAURUS
structural
adjectival, adverbial, anatomic, architectonic, architectural, attributive, building, conjunctive, constructional, copulative, correct, descriptive, edificial, formal, functional, glossematic, glottochronological, grammatic, graphemic, housing, intransitive, lexicographic, lexicological, lexicostatistical, lingual, linguistic, linking, metalinguistic, morphological, morphophonemic, nominal, organic, organismal, participial, philological, phonemic, phonetic, phonological, postpositional, prepositional, pronominal, psycholinguistic, semantic, substantive, substructural, superstructural, syntactic, tagmemic, tectonic, textural, transitive, verbalROGET THESAURUS
structural
State
N state, condition, category, estate, lot, ease, trim, mood, pickle, plight, temper, aspect, dilemma, pass, predicament, constitution, habitude, diathesis, frame, fabric, stamp, set, fit, mold, mould, mode, modality, schesis, form, tone, tenor, turn, trim, guise, fashion, light, complexion, style, character, conditional, modal, formal, structural, organic, conditionally, as the matter stands, as things are, such being the case.Texture
N texture, structure (form), organization, anatomy, frame, mold, fabric, construction, framework, carcass, architecture, stratification, cleavage, substance, stuff, compages, parenchyma, constitution, staple, organism, organography, osteology, myology, splanchnology, neurology, angiography, adeology, angiography, adenography, texture, surface texture, intertexture, contexture, tissue, grain, web, surface, warp and woof, warp and weft, tooth, nap, flatness (smoothness), fineness of grain, coarseness of grain, dry goods, silk, satin, muslin, burlap, histology, structural, organic, anatomic, anatomical, textural, textile, fine grained, coarse grained, fine, delicate, subtile, gossamery, filmy, silky, satiny, coarse, homespun, rough, gritty, smooth, smooth as silk, smooth as satin.For further exploring for "structural" in Webster Dictionary Online