structures

noun

A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.

The overall form or organization of something.

The underlying shape of a solid.

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

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

A set of rules defining behaviour.

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

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

verb

(transitive) To give structure to; to arrange.

Roots

struostruct- · Latin · build, pile up

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