structural
adjectivenounattested in dialogue
- United States//ˈstɹʌk(t͡)ʃəɹəl//
Of, relating to, or having structure.
adjective
- 1
Of, relating to, or having structure.
Class 1. consists of nervous diseases, such as depend on the nervous and muscular systems; the second, of sanguine diseases, such as depend on the sanguiferous system; the third, of secretory diseases, or such as are connected with the state of the secretions; and the fourth, of structural diseases, or those that are connected with the nutritive powers.
These structural differences, the authors suggest, support previous reports of differences in personality: liberals tend to be better at managing conflicting information, while conservatives are though to be better at recognizing threats, researchers said.
- 2
Involving the mechanics of construction.
Etymology
From structure + -al, 19th century.
noun
- 1
Structural steel, used in construction.
Freight differentials often increased the spread in favor of the imported structurals. Purchasers repeatedly emphasized that their purchases of imported structurals were split among a number of sources, including Spain, France, West Germany, […]
Forms
- plural
- structurals
- comparative
- more structural
- superlative
- most structural
structural · Of, relating to, or having structure.
structure · A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.struggle · A contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to…struggling · The act of one who struggles.