STRUCTURE

structure, construction

(noun) a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; “the structure consisted of a series of arches”; “she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons”

structure

(noun) the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts; “artists must study the structure of the human body”; “the structure of the benzene molecule”

structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure

(noun) a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement; “he has good bone structure”

structure

(noun) the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations; “his lectures have no structure”

structure

(verb) give a structure to; “I need to structure my days”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

structure (countable and uncountable, plural structures)

A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.

Synonym: formation

The underlying shape of a solid.

Synonym: formation

The overall form or organization of something.

Synonyms: makeup, configuration, Thesaurus:composition

A set of rules defining behaviour.

(computing) Several pieces of data treated as a unit.

(fishing, uncountable) Underwater terrain or objects (such as a dead tree or a submerged car) that tend to attract fish

A body, such as a political party, with a cohesive purpose or outlook.

(logic) A set along with a collection of finitary functions and relations.

Verb

structure (third-person singular simple present structures, present participle structuring, simple past and past participle structured)

(transitive) To give structure to; to arrange.

Source: Wiktionary

Struc"ture, n. Etym: [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; construction. [R.] His son builds on, and never is content Till the last farthing is in structure spent. J. Dryden, Jr.

2. Manner of building; form; make; construction. Want of insight into the structure and constitution of the terraqueous globe. Woodward.

3. Arrangement of parts, of organs, or of constituent particles, in a substance or body; as, the structure of a rock or a mineral; the structure of a sentence. It [basalt] has often a prismatic structure. Dana.

4. (Biol.)

Definition: Manner of organization; the arrangement of the different tissues or parts of animal and vegetable organisms; as, organic structure, or the structure of animals and plants; cellular structure.

5. That which is built; a building; esp., a building of some size or magnificence; an edifice. There stands a structure of majestic frame. Pope. Columnar structure. See under Columnar.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition