cattle guard
cattle grid | a bridge over a ditch consisting of parallel metal bars that allow pedestrians and vehicles to pass, but not cattle |
defensive structure
defense
defence | a structure used to defend against attack, the artillery battered down the defenses |
grid
gridiron | a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars, used to grill fish or meat |
| grid control grid | an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube |
| grid storage-battery grid | a perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active material |
| reference grid | a pattern of horizontal and vertical lines that provide coordinates for locating points on an image or a map |
lattice
latticework
fretwork | framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal |
megalith
megalithic structure | memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe) |
power system
power grid
grid | a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region |
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 |
wicket
lattice grille | small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted |
| 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) |
| lattice | an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in or dimensions |
space lattice
crystal lattice
Bravais lattice | a -dimensional geometric arrangement of the atoms or molecules or ions composing a crystal |
hierarchical structure
hierarchical data structure | a structure of data having several levels arranged in a treelike structure |
| grid | a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines |
| Amsler grid | a pattern of small boxes that is used for self-monitoring by patients who have ageelated macular degeneration |
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 |
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 |
| 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 |
| grid metal | a kind of hard lead that is used for grids in storage batteries |
| structure | give a structure to, I need to structure my days |