New Challenge Word: Structure

For the last challenge word for this iteration of our Fiberactions group, I've chosen "structure

".

struc·ture

 

noun, verb, -tured, -tur·ing.

noun

1.

mode of building, construction, or organization;arrangement of parts, elements,or constituents: a pyramidal structure.

2.

something built or constructed, as a building, bridge, or dam.

3.

a complex system considered from the point of view of the whole rather than ofany single part: the structure of modern science.

4.

anything composed of parts arranged together in some way; an organization.

5.

the relationship or organization of the component parts of a work of art orliterature: the struc-ure of a poem.

6.

Biology . mode of organization; construction and arrangement of tissues, parts,or organs.

7.

Geology .

a.

the attitude of a bed or stratum or of beds or strata of sedimentary rocks, asindicated by the dip and strike.

b.

the coarser composition of a rock, as contrasted with its texture.

8.

Chemistry . the manner in which atoms in a molecule are joined to each other,especially in organic chemistry where molecular arrangement is represented bya diagram or model.

9.

Sociology .

a.

the system or complex of beliefs held by members of a social group.

b.

the system of relations between the constituent groups of a society.

c.

the relationship between or the interrelated arrangement of the socialinstitutions of a society or culture, as of mores, marriage customs, or family.

d.

the pattern of relationships, as of status or friendship,existing among themembers of a group or society.

10.

the pattern of organization of a language as a whole or of arrangements oflinguistic units, as phonemes, morphemes or tagmemes, within larger units.

verb (used with object)

11.

to give a structure, organization, or arrangement to;construct a systematicframework for.

Origin: 1400–50; late Middle English < Latin structūra, equivalent tostruct ( us )(past participle of struere to put together) + -ūra -ure

Related forms

de·struc·ture, verb (used with object), -tured, -tur·ing.

in·ter·struc·ture, noun

non·struc·ture, noun

pre·struc·ture, verb (used with object), -tured, -tur·ing.

Synonyms 1. system, form, configuration. 2. See building.