kənˈstɹʌkʃən ˈstɹʌktʃə(ɹ) ˈstɹʌktʃɚ ˈstɹʌktʃə(ɹ) ˈstɹʌktʃɚ give a structure to I need to structure my days a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts the structure consisted of a series of arches she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts artists must study the structure of the human body the structure of the benzene molecule a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement he has good bone structure the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations his lectures have no structure the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships the social organizations of England and America are very different sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family