structural

English Online Dictionary. What means structural‎? What does structural mean?

English

Etymology

19th century; structure +‎ -al

Adjective

structural (comparative more structural, superlative most structural)

1. Of, relating to, or having structure.
2. Involving the mechanics of construction.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

structural (plural structurals)

1. Structural steel, used in construction.
   • 1982, United States International Trade Commission, Certain carbon steel products from Spain (page A-49)

     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, […]

Further reading

• "structural" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 301.

French

Pronunciation

Adjective

structural (feminine structurale, masculine plural structuraux, feminine plural structurales)

1. structural

Further reading

• “structural”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French structural. By surface analysis, structură +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌstruk.tuˈral/

Adjective

structural m or n (feminine singular structurală, masculine plural structurali, feminine and neuter plural structurale)

1. structural

Declension