单词 | structure–function |
释义 | structure–functionn.adj. A. n. The way in which the structure of something relates to its function. rare. ΚΠ 1912 E. B. Holt in E. B. Holt et al. New Realism 442 No investigation of consciousness is truly biological unless it first describes consciousness in terms of the three basic factors: stimulus, reagent, and organic instrument (structure-function). 2012 R. J. Tomanek (title) Coronary vasculature: development, structure-function, and adaptations. B. adj. That relates to both structure and function. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > [adjective] > and function structure–function1915 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [adjective] > relating to structure and function structure–function1915 1915 C. J. Herrick Introd. Neurol. xxi. 308 The whole process is implicit in the structure-function organization which is characteristic of the species. 1963 Canad. Jrnl. Linguistics 8 59 (heading) A structure-function description of Terena phrases. 1977 Dædalus Fall 115 For the moment I want to draw the kind of structure-function distinction we might adopt, say, in discussing walking: what it is versus where it might take you. 2007 Conc. Encycl. Struct. Materials 427/1 An understanding of the structure-function relations of teeth may therefore provide new ideas for the design of improved cutting, piercing, and grinding tools. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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