structure

structure
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. building, edifice, construction, fabrication; framework, makeup, arrangement, composition, anatomy, constitution. See form, architecture.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [Construction]
Syn. arrangement, composition, fabrication; see formation 1 .
2. [A building]
Syn. construction, edifice, house; see building 1 .
See Synonym Study at building .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
n.
1. building construction, edifice, erection, skyscraper, high-rise, tower, bridge, dam.
2. organization arrangement, makeup, framework, shape, form, configuration, construction, infrastructure, composition, fabric.
II
v.
construct, arrange, organize, frame, shape, form, compose, plan, put together, assemble.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun A usually permanent construction, such as a house or store: building, edifice, pile. See MAKE. II verb To create by combining parts or elements: build, compose, configure, form, pattern, shape. See MAKE.

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  • structure — [ stryktyr ] n. f. • 1528; « construction » XIVe; lat. structura, de struere « construire » 1 ♦ Manière dont un édifice est construit; agencement des parties d un bâtiment. ⇒aussi superstructure. « L immobile structure des cathédrales »… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • structuré — structure [ stryktyr ] n. f. • 1528; « construction » XIVe; lat. structura, de struere « construire » 1 ♦ Manière dont un édifice est construit; agencement des parties d un bâtiment. ⇒aussi superstructure. « L immobile structure des cathédrales » …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Structure — is a fundamental and sometimes intangible notion covering the recognition, observation, nature, and stability of patterns and relationships of entities. From a child s verbal description of a snowflake, to the detailed scientific analysis of the… …   Wikipedia

  • structure — structure, social structure A term loosely applied to any recurring pattern of social behaviour; or, more specifically, to the ordered interrelationships between the different elements of a social system or society . Thus, for example, the… …   Dictionary of sociology

  • Structure — Struc ture, n. [L. structura, from struere, structum, to arrange, build, construct; perhaps akin to E. strew: cf. F. structure. Cf. {Construe}, {Destroy}, {Instrument}, {Obstruct}.] 1. The act of building; the practice of erecting buildings;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • structure — 1 *building, edifice, pile 2 Structure, anatomy, framework, skeleton are often used interchangeably. Structure is by far the richest in implications and the widest in its range of application. In general it denotes the formation, arrangement, and …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • structure — I (composition) noun arrangement, configuration, constitution, design, disposition, essence, fabric, form, formation, layout, make up, organization, pattern, plan, set up, shape, style, substance II (edifice) noun building, establishment,… …   Law dictionary

  • structure — [n1] makeup, form anatomy, architecture, arrangement, build, complex, configuration, conformation, construction, design, fabric, fabrication, format, formation, frame, framework, interrelation, make, morphology, network, order, organization,… …   New thesaurus

  • Structure — Structure. См. Структура. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

  • structure — (n.) mid 15c., action or process of building or construction, from L. structura a fitting together, adjustment, building, from structus, pp. of struere to pile, build, assemble, related to strues heap, from PIE *stere to spread, extend, stretch… …   Etymology dictionary

  • structure — The description of how a project financing is drawdown, repaid, and collateralized secured. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * structure struc‧ture [ˈstrʌktʆə ǁ ər] noun [countable, uncountable] the way an organization, system, market etc is… …   Financial and business terms

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