defensive structure
defense
defence | a structure used to defend against attack, the artillery battered down the defenses |
megalith
megalithic structure | memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe) |
structure
construction | 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 |
| supporting structure | a structure that serves to support something |
| structure | 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 |
body
organic structure
physical structure | the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being), he felt as if his whole body were on fire |
structure
anatomical structure
complex body part
bodily structure
body structure | a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing, he has good bone structure |
tube
tube-shaped structure | (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure |
| vascular structure | a structure composed of or provided with blood vessels |
muscular structure
musculature
muscle system | the muscular system of an organism |
| neural structure | a structure that is part of the nervous system |
| cartilaginous structure | body structure given shape by cartilage |
horny structure
unguis | any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin |
| skeletal structure | any structure created by the skeleton of an organism |
| structure | the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations, his lectures have no structure |
| data structure | (computer science) the organization of data (and its storage allocations in a computer) |
hierarchical structure
hierarchical data structure | a structure of data having several levels arranged in a treelike structure |
| systems analysis | analysis of all aspects of a project along with ways to collect information about the operation of its parts |
syntax sentence structure
phrase structure | the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences |
morphology sound structure
syllable structure
word structure | the admissible arrangement of sounds in words |
system program
systems program
systems software | a program (as an operating system or compiler or utility program) that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer |
hierarchy power structure
pecking order | the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body |
| class structure | the organization of classes within a society |
social organization
social organisation
social structure
social system
structure | the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships, the social organization of England and America is very different, sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family |
Defense Information Systems Agency
DISA | a combat support agency in the Department of Defense responsible for developing and operating and supporting information systems to serve the needs of the President and the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
| systems analyst | a person skilled at systems analysis |
| fine structure | the presence of groups of closely spaced spectrum lines observed in the atomic spectrum of certain elements, the fine structure results from slightly different energy levels |
| reproductive structure | the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction |
plant part
plant structure | any part of a plant or fungus |
| structure | give a structure to, I need to structure my days |