structural

struc•tur•al

[[t]ˈstrʌk tʃər əl[/t]] adj.

1) of or pertaining to structure, structures, or construction

2) bio pertaining to organic structure; morphological

3) gel of or pertaining to geological structure, as of rock

4) chem. pertaining to or showing the arrangement or mode of attachment of the atoms that constitute a molecule of a substance

5) soc resulting from the existing political or economic structure:

structural unemployment[/ex]

6) cv pertaining to or based on the assumption that the elements of a field of study are arranged in a systematic manner

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Etymology: 1825–35 struc′tur•al•ly, adv.