structural

Etymology

19th century; structure +‎ -al

Adjective

structural (not comparable)

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.

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.

Adjective

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

1. structural

Further reading

• “structural” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

Borrowed from French structural.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌstruk.tuˈral/

Adjective

structural m, n (feminine singular structurală, masculine plural structurali, feminine and neuter plural structurale)

1. structural