struc•ture(struk′chər),USA pronunciationn., v.,-tured, -tur•ing. n.
mode of building, construction, or organization; arrangement of parts, elements, or constituents:a pyramidal structure.
something built or constructed, as a building, bridge, or dam.
a complex system considered from the point of view of the whole rather than of any single part:the structure of modern science.
anything composed of parts arranged together in some way; an organization.
Fine Art, Literature, Poetrythe relationship or organization of the component parts of a work of art or literature:the structure of a poem.
[Biol.]mode of organization; construction and arrangement of tissues, parts, or organs.
Geology
the attitude of a bed or stratum or of beds or strata of sedimentary rocks, as indicated by the dip and strike.
the coarser composition of a rock, as contrasted with its texture.
Biology, Chemistry[Chem.]the manner in which atoms in a molecule are joined to each other, esp. in organic chemistry where molecular arrangement is represented by a diagram or model.
Sociology
the system or complex of beliefs held by members of a social group.
the system of relations between the constituent groups of a society.
the relationship between or the interrelated arrangement of the social institutions of a society or culture, as of mores, marriage customs, or family.
the pattern of relationships, as of status or friendship, existing among the members of a group or society.
Linguisticsthe pattern of organization of a language as a whole or of arrangements of linguistic units, as phonemes, morphemes or tagmemes, within larger units.
v.t.
to give a structure, organization, or arrangement to; construct a systematic framework for.
Latin structūra, equivalent. to struct(us) (past participle of struere to put together) + -ūra -ure