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structure British & World English

the arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex

crumb structure British & World English

the porous structure or condition of soil when its particles are moderately aggregated

deep structure British & World English

(in transformational grammar) the underlying logical relationships of the elements of a phrase or sentence

fine structure British & World English

the composition of an object, substance, or energy phenomenon as viewed on a small scale and in considerable detail

power structure British & World English

the hierarchy that encompasses the most powerful people in an organization

structure plan British & World English

a plan drawn up by a local planning authority for the use of a prescribed area of land

tree structure British & World English

a structure in which there are successive branchings or subdivisions

career structure British & World English

a recognized pattern of advancement within a job or profession

primary structure British & World English

the characteristic sequence of amino acids forming a protein or polypeptide chain, considered as the most basic element of its structure

surface structure British & World English

(in transformational grammar) the structure of a well-formed phrase or sentence in a language, as opposed to its underlying logical form

tertiary structure British & World English

the overall three-dimensional structure resulting from folding and covalent cross-linking of a protein or polynucleotide molecule

secondary structure British & World English

the local three-dimensional structure of sheets, helices, or other forms adopted by a polynucleotide or polypeptide chain, due to electrostatic attraction between neighbouring residues

fine-structure constant British & World English

a fundamental and dimensionless physical constant, equal to approximately 1137, which occurs in expressions describing the fine structure of atomic spectra

megastructure British & World English

a massive construction or structure, especially a complex of many buildings

substructure British & World English

an underlying or supporting structure

macrostructure British & World English

the large-scale or overall structure of something, e.g. an organism, a mechanical construction, or a written text

understructure British & World English

an underlying or supporting structure

structure English-French

structure f

structure English-Italian

struttura f

structure1 English-Spanish

estructura

structure2 English-Spanish

estructurar

structure French-English

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