structural

(noun, adjective)

adjective

1. relating to or caused by structure, especially political or economic structure

- structural unemployment in a technological society

2. relating to or having or characterized by structure

- structural engineer

- structural errors

- structural simplicity

3. affecting or involved in structure or construction

- the structural details of a house such as beams and joists and rafters; not ornamental elements

- structural damage

Similar word(s): functional

4. concerned with systematic structure in a particular field of study

Similar word(s): constructive

5. pertaining to geological structure

- structural effects of folding and faulting of the earth's surface

Similar word(s): geomorphologic, geomorphological, morphologic, morphological

6. relating to or concerned with the morphology of plants and animals

Similar word(s): morphologic, morphological

noun

1. A component used in construction.