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UK [ˈstrʌktʃ(ə)rəl] / US adjective [usually before noun]
1)
a) related to the structure of something such as a building

structural damage

The school needs major structural repairs.

b) used for building

structural timber

2) related to the way that something such as an institution or economy is organized

Structural changes were needed in the steel industry.


Derived word:
structurally
adverb

Is the building structurally sound?


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