structural

English

Etymology

19th century; structure +‎ -al

Adjective

structural (comparative more structural, superlative most structural)

1. Of, relating to, or having structure.
   • 1814, Thomas Young, “An Introduction to Medical Literature, including a System of practical Nosology”, in The Monthly Review, page 185:

     Class 1. consists of nervous diseases, such as depend on the nervous and muscular systems; the second, of sanguine diseases, such as depend on the sanguiferous system; the third, of secretory diseases, or such as are connected with the state of the secretions; and the fourth, of structural diseases, or those that are connected with the nutritive powers.

2. Involving the mechanics of construction.
3. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) That is lasting. economics

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

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Adjective

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

1. structural

Further reading

• “structural”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 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