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STRUCTURAL MEMBER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does structural member mean? 

STRUCTURAL MEMBER (noun)
  The noun STRUCTURAL MEMBER has 1 sense:

1. support that is a constituent part of any structure or buildingplay

  Familiarity information: STRUCTURAL MEMBER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STRUCTURAL MEMBER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Support that is a constituent part of any structure or building

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("structural member" is a kind of...):

support (any device that bears the weight of another thing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "structural member"):

beam (long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction)

brace; bracing (a structural member used to stiffen a framework)

plate (structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage)

riser (structural member consisting of the vertical part of a stair or step)

sill (structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure)

tread (structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step)

upright; vertical (a vertical structural member as a post or stake)

Holonyms ("structural member" is a part of...):

construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)


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