Визначення слова «structure» мовою англійська

noun

1. A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.

   • The birds had built an amazing structure out of sticks and various discarded items.

2. The underlying shape of a solid.

   • He studied the structure of her face.

3. The overall form or organization of something.

   • The structure of a sentence.
   • The structure of the society was still a mystery.

4. A set of rules defining behaviour.

   • For some, the structure of school life was oppressive.

5. (computing) Several pieces of data treated as a unit.

   • This structure contains both date and timezone information.

6. (fishing, uncountable) Underwater terrain or objects (such as a dead tree or a submerged car) that tend to attract fish

   • There's lots of structure to be fished along the west shore of the lake; the impoundment submerged a town there when it was built.

7. A body, such as a political party, with a cohesive purpose or outlook.

   • The South African leader went off to consult with the structures.

8. (logic) A set along with a collection of finitary functions and relations.

verb

1. (transitive) To give structure to; to arrange.

   • I'm trying to structure my time better so I'm not always late.
   • I've structured the deal to limit the amount of money we can lose.