# structural

Pronunciation: US say "STRUK-chur-uhl" /ˈstɹʌk(t͡)ʃəɹəl/; UK say "STRUK-chuh-ruhl" /ˈstɹʌkt͡ʃəɹəl/

## Adjective

1. Relating to structure: the arrangement of parts that make up a whole.
   - Simple: Having to do with how something is built or put together.
   - _The grammarians traced the structural patterns shared across the dialects._
   - _A structural reorganization shifted three departments under a single director._
2. Concerned with the mechanics of how a building or framework is constructed and supported.
   - Simple: Having to do with how a building is made and what holds it up.
   - _The collapse was traced to a structural flaw in the support beams._
   - _A structural engineer assessed whether the walls could bear the added weight._

## Noun

3. Steel manufactured in standard shapes for use as the load-bearing framework of buildings, bridges, and other construction.
   - Simple: A strong kind of steel used to build the frames of large buildings and bridges.
   - _The yard delivered enough structural to frame the entire warehouse._
   - _The fabricator cut the structural to length before sending it to the site._

## Origin

Formed in the 19th century from "structure" combined with the suffix "-al."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/structural (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).