structural
adjective
- associated with how something is put together
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈstɹʌk(t͡)ʃəɹəl/
adj
Etymology: From structure + -al, 19th century.
- Of, relating to, or having structure.
“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.”
“These structural differences, the authors suggest, support previous reports of differences in personality: liberals tend to be better at managing conflicting information, while conservatives are though to be better at recognizing threats, researchers said.”
- Involving the mechanics of construction.
noun
Etymology: From structure + -al, 19th century.
- Structural steel, used in construction.
“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, […]”