1. something built or erected: a building, bridge, framework, or other object that has been put together from many different parts
2. system of parts: a system or organization made up of interrelated parts functioning as a whole
3. way that parts link or function: the way in which the different parts of something link or work together, or the fact of being linked together the structure of local government The essay is interesting, but it lacks structure.
4. biology part of organism: a part of a body or organism identifiable by its shape and other properties, e.g. tissue or an organ
5. chemistry arrangement of atoms: the arrangement of atoms in a molecule
6. geology component parts of rocks: the physical disposition of a rock mass or its mineral components
transitive verb (past and past participlestruc·tured, present participlestruc·tur·ing, 3rd person present singularstruc·tures)
Definition:
give structure to something: to organize or arrange something into a whole
[15th century. Directly or via French< Latin structura< struct-, past participle of struere "build"]
Word History
The Latin word struere "to build," from which structure is derived, is also the source of the English words construct, construe, destroy, instruct, and obstruct.
