"structure" meaning in English

See structure in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: structure, structure, structures
  1. η δομή
    Sense id: el-structure-en-noun-hmW1qA00
  2. το κατασκεύασμα, το οικοδόμημα
    Sense id: el-structure-en-noun-FC6wOvUe
  3. η δομή (ομαδοποίηση) δεδομένων (βλ. data structure)
    Sense id: el-structure-en-noun-bjEO2-j4 Categories (other): Πληροφορική (αγγλικά)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: data structure, infrastructure, structural, structured

Verb

Forms: structure, structure, structures, structured, structured, structuring
  1. δομώ, διαρθρώνω
    Sense id: el-structure-en-verb-cowRbtVZ
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        {
          "text": "the structure of the human body - η δομή του ανθρώπινου σώματος"
        },
        {
          "text": "the structure of cells - η δομή των κυττάρων"
        },
        {
          "text": "the chemical structure of an element - η χημική δομή ενός στοιχείου"
        },
        {
          "text": "the structure of a literary work - η δομή ενός λογοτεχνικού έργου"
        },
        {
          "text": "Economic/political/social structures are the institutions and rules that govern a state.",
          "translation": "Οι οικονομικές/πολιτικές/κοινωνικές δομές είναι οι θεσμοί και οι κανόνες που διέπουν ένα κράτος."
        }
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        "μετρήσιμο και μη μετρήσιμο"
      ]
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        {
          "text": "a huge structure of reinforced concrete - ένα πελώριο κατασκεύασμα από μπετόν αρμέ"
        },
        {
          "text": "The excavations revealed traces of an ancient structure.",
          "translation": "Οι ανασκαφές αποκάλυψαν ίχνη αρχαίου οικοδομήματος."
        }
      ],
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        "το κατασκεύασμα, το οικοδόμημα"
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          "text": "The author structures his material into three sections.",
          "translation": "Ο συγγραφέας διαρθρώνει το υλικό του σε τρεις ενότητες."
        },
        {
          "text": "The novel is structured in a simple sequence of episodes.",
          "translation": "Το μυθιστόρημα διαρθρώνεται με απλή παράταξη των επεισοδίων."
        }
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  "word": "structure"
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          "text": "the structure of the human body - η δομή του ανθρώπινου σώματος"
        },
        {
          "text": "the structure of cells - η δομή των κυττάρων"
        },
        {
          "text": "the chemical structure of an element - η χημική δομή ενός στοιχείου"
        },
        {
          "text": "the structure of a literary work - η δομή ενός λογοτεχνικού έργου"
        },
        {
          "text": "Economic/political/social structures are the institutions and rules that govern a state.",
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        }
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        "μετρήσιμο και μη μετρήσιμο"
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        {
          "text": "a huge structure of reinforced concrete - ένα πελώριο κατασκεύασμα από μπετόν αρμέ"
        },
        {
          "text": "The excavations revealed traces of an ancient structure.",
          "translation": "Οι ανασκαφές αποκάλυψαν ίχνη αρχαίου οικοδομήματος."
        }
      ],
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        "το κατασκεύασμα, το οικοδόμημα"
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        },
        {
          "text": "The novel is structured in a simple sequence of episodes.",
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