the arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex
the porous structure or condition of soil when its particles are moderately aggregated
(in generative grammar) the abstract representation of the syntactic structure of a sentence
the composition of an object, substance, or energy phenomenon as viewed on a small scale and in considerable detail
the hierarchy that encompasses the most powerful people in an organization
a plan drawn up by a local planning authority for the use of a prescribed area of land
the characteristic sequence of amino acids forming a protein or polypeptide chain, considered as the most basic element of its structure
(in generative grammar) the structure of a well-formed phrase or sentence in a language, as opposed to its underlying abstract representation
the overall three-dimensional structure resulting from folding and covalent cross-linking of a protein or polynucleotide molecule
the local three-dimensional structure of sheets, helices, or other forms adopted by a polynucleotide or polypeptide chain, due to electrostatic attraction between neighboring residues
a fundamental and dimensionless physical constant, equal to approximately 1137, that occurs in expressions describing the fine structure of atomic spectra
a massive construction or structure, especially a complex of many buildings
the large-scale or overall structure of something, e.g., an organism, a mechanical construction, or a written text