Structure

Structure

1. the manner in which something is constructed.

2. the manner in which the elements of anything are organized or interrelated: the structure of a poem; the structure of protein.

3. something constructed, as a building or bridge.

4. anything composed of organized or interrelated elements.

5. the construction and arrangement of body parts, tissues, or organs.

6.

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

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

7. the manner in which atoms in a molecule are joined to each other, esp. as represented in organic chemistry.

8. the pattern or system of beliefs, relationships, institutions, etc., in a social group or society.

v.t.

9. to give a structure to; organize.