Structure — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts

the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stɹˈʌktʃɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/stɹˈʌktʃə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stɹˈʌktʃə/

2 syllables Say it as /stɹˈʌktʃɚ/.

Examples

the structure consisted of a series of arches
she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons
artists must study the structure of the human body

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

anatomical structure body structure social system social organization social organisation complex body part bodily structure social structure construction

Parts of Speech

noun	a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts “the structure consisted of a series of arches”
noun	the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts “artists must study the structure of the human body”
noun	the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations “his lectures have no structure”
noun	a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing “he has good bone structure”
noun	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”
verb	give a structure to “I need to structure my days”

Word Forms

structure	verb	give a structure to
structure	noun	the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Struktur

ein konstruiertes Ding; ein komplexes Gebilde, das aus vielen Teilen besteht

🇪🇸Spanish

estructura

una cosa construida; una entidad compleja construida de muchas partes

🇮🇹Italian

struttura

una cosa costruita; un'entità complessa composta da molte parti

🇳🇱Dutch

structuur

een ding dat is geconstrueerd; een complex geheel opgebouwd uit vele onderdelen

🇵🇹Portuguese

estrutura

uma coisa construída; uma entidade complexa construída de muitas partes

🇷🇺Russian

структура

вещь построенная; сложное целое, состоящее из многих частей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संरचना

निर्मित वस्तु; कई भागों से निर्मित एक जटिल इकाई

🇧🇩Bengali

গঠন

একটি জিনিস নির্মিত; অনেক অংশে নির্মিত একটি জটিল সত্তা

🇮🇳Tamil

கட்டமைப்பு

கட்டப்பட்ட ஒரு பொருள்; பல பகுதிகளால் கட்டப்பட்ட ஒரு சிக்கலான நிறுவனம்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిర్మాణం

ఒక వస్తువు నిర్మించబడింది; అనేక భాగాలతో నిర్మించబడిన సంక్లిష్టమైన సంస్థ

🇮🇳Marathi

रचना

बांधलेली गोष्ट; अनेक भागांनी बांधलेली एक जटिल संस्था

🇮🇳Gujarati

માળખું

બાંધેલી વસ્તુ; ઘણા ભાગોથી બનેલ એક જટિલ એન્ટિટી

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಚನೆ

ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಿದ ವಸ್ತು; ಅನೇಕ ಭಾಗಗಳಿಂದ ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಲಾದ ಸಂಕೀರ್ಣ ಘಟಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഘടന

നിർമ്മിച്ച ഒരു കാര്യം; പല ഭാഗങ്ങളായി നിർമ്മിച്ച ഒരു സങ്കീർണ്ണമായ സ്ഥാപനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਣਤਰ

ਇੱਕ ਚੀਜ਼ ਬਣਾਈ ਗਈ; ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੇ ਹਿੱਸਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਬਣੀ ਇੱਕ ਗੁੰਝਲਦਾਰ ਹਸਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ساخت

تعمیر شدہ چیز؛ ایک پیچیدہ ادارہ جو بہت سے حصوں پر مشتمل ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

结构

一个被建造的东西；由许多部分构成的复杂实体

🇯🇵Japanese

構造

構築されたもの。多くの部分から構成される複雑な実体

🇰🇷Korean

구조

구성된 것; 많은 부분으로 구성된 복잡한 실체

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kết cấu

một thứ được xây dựng; một thực thể phức tạp được xây dựng từ nhiều phần

🇹🇭Thai

โครงสร้าง

สิ่งที่สร้างขึ้น; เอนทิตีที่ซับซ้อนที่สร้างขึ้นจากหลายส่วน

🇮🇩Indonesian

struktur

sesuatu yang dibangun; suatu entitas kompleks yang dibangun dari banyak bagian

🇵🇭Filipino

istraktura

isang bagay na binuo; isang kumplikadong entidad na binubuo ng maraming bahagi

🇲🇾Malay

struktur

sesuatu yang dibina; entiti kompleks yang dibina daripada banyak bahagian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بناء

شيء مبني؛ كيان معقد يتكون من أجزاء كثيرة

🇮🇷Persian

ساختار

یک چیز ساخته شده؛ موجودیت پیچیده ای که از بخش های زیادی ساخته شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

yapı

inşa edilmiş bir şey; birçok parçadan oluşan karmaşık bir varlık

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִבְנֶה

דבר שנבנה; ישות מורכבת הבנויה מחלקים רבים

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