Structure - Definition

n 1: 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" [syn: structure, construction]
2: 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"
3: the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their
combinations; "his lectures have no structure"
4: a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he
has good bone structure" [syn: structure, anatomical
structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body
structure]
5: the people in a society considered as a system organized by a
characteristic pattern of relationships; "the social
organization of England and America is very different";
"sociologists have studied the changing structure of the
family" [syn: social organization, social organisation,
social structure, social system, structure]
v 1: give a structure to; "I need to structure my days"