structural C1 Topic:Money & Finance US /ˈstɹʌk(t͡)ʃəɹəl/ See IPA manual Freq #15121 Meanings 1 adj Relating to the way something is built or the parts that hold it together. The old house had serious structural problems in its walls and roof. 2 adj Relating to the basic organization or framework of a system, especially a political or economic one. The country faces deep structural problems in its economy. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms aerostructuralantistructuralbiostructuralcytostructuralechostructuralextrastructuralgeostructuralheterostructuralhistostructuralhyperstructuralinterstructuralintrastructural Common collocations structural linguistics Adjective + noun structural simplicity Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From structure + -al, 19th century. Topics Money & Finance Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # structural **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈstɹʌk(t͡)ʃəɹəl/ **Frequency rank:** 15121 ## Meanings 1. Relating to the way something is built or the parts that hold it together. 2. Relating to the basic organization or framework of a system, especially a political or economic one. ## Examples - The old house had serious structural problems in its walls and roof. - The country faces deep structural problems in its economy. ## Derived Forms - aerostructural - antistructural - biostructural - cytostructural - echostructural - extrastructural - geostructural - heterostructural - histostructural - hyperstructural - interstructural - intrastructural ## Etymology From structure + -al, 19th century. ## AI Etymology Structural is from structure + -al, 19th century. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it can mean relating to the way something is built or the parts that hold it together, or relating to the basic organization or framework of a system, especially a political or economic one. Derived formations include aerostructural, antistructural, biostructural, cytostructural, echostructural. ## Topics - Money & Finance - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown