structural component

collocation in English

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structural
adjective
uk
/ˈstrʌk.tʃər.əl/
us
/ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ.əl/
relating to the way in which parts of a system or object ...
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component
noun[C]
uk
/kəmˈpəʊ.nənt/
us
/kəmˈpoʊ.nənt/
a part that combines with other parts to form ...
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(Definition ofstructuralandcomponentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Moreover, the pattern of findings in thestructuralcomponentof the model was consistent with our mediational hypotheses for the prediction of internalizing symptoms.
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Both examples use the data as astructuralcomponentand the music achieves some structural unity for that.
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However, when formal associations are compared with informal groups, the latter are found to be the more productivestructuralcomponentof social capital.
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For this class of structures, the connection is thestructuralcomponenthaving to bear the major consequences of stress and fatigue during service.
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It is probable that this order of stability has astructuralcomponent.
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The specifiedstructuralcomponentin the design has poor behavior.
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A protease-resistant protein is astructuralcomponentof the scrapie prion.
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Hydration because it holds on to water and separation because it acts as astructuralcomponentthroughout the body.
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Using a forward-chaining method of inference, the structural concept that provides the best balance between performance and affordability can be selected for the aircraftstructuralcomponent.
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Thestructuralcomponentof the data model is a directed graph of feature structures capable of referencing n-dimensional regions of primary data as well as other annotations.
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Cholesterol is a majorstructuralcomponentof the mammalian cell membrane.
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This bracket, holding the engine and front wheel unit is bolted to a cast alloy bulkhead which forms a majorstructuralcomponentof the car.
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Anotherstructuralcomponentthe supports the idea of a monastery is the un-walled settlement that was found north of the site.
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Chondroitin sulfate is an importantstructuralcomponentof cartilage and provides much of its resistance to compression.
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It is also the keystructuralcomponentof hair and nails.
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In microbiology and planktology, a theca is a subcellularstructuralcomponentout of which the frustules of diatoms and dinoflagellates are constructed.
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Extracting patterns from hyperlinks in the web: a hyperlink is astructuralcomponentthat connects the web page to a different location. 2.
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The definingstructuralcomponentis a furan ring with a nitro group.
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