{
  "id": "structure.arrangement",
  "term": "structure",
  "sense": "arrangement",
  "pos": "noun",
  "status": "published",
  "level": 2,
  "arena": "E1",
  "domain": "physics",
  "style": null,
  "definition": "The pattern of how the parts of a thing are placed in space.",
  "folk_gloss": null,
  "emergence": {
    "components": [
      "pattern.regularity",
      "part.relation",
      "space.extent"
    ],
    "interaction": "Parts hold fixed places with one another.",
    "novel_properties": [
      "arrangement",
      "shape",
      "whole beyond the parts"
    ]
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "text": "The hexagonal lattice of carbon atoms in graphene gives it exceptional strength and conductivity.",
      "domain": "materials"
    },
    {
      "text": "The double helix of DNA in human cells organizes nucleotide bases to store genetic information.",
      "domain": "biology"
    },
    {
      "text": "The Eiffel Tower's iron truss framework distributes wind loads across its open lattice, preventing collapse.",
      "domain": "engineering"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [],
  "used_by": [
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    "album.music",
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    "base.foundation",
    "bed.furniture",
    "building.structure",
    "city.place",
    "clothing.apparel",
    "connects.verb",
    "construction.building",
    "database.information",
    "defines.verb",
    "design.plan",
    "development.growth",
    "device.tool",
    "domino-effect.stacked",
    "editor.role",
    "electronics.electrical",
    "engineering.technical",
    "estate.property",
    "files.digital",
    "food.nutrient",
    "foot.body-part",
    "format.layout",
    "furniture.home",
    "game.playful",
    "glass.material",
    "hand.part",
    "hardware.physical",
    "heart.organ",
    "hill.geographic",
    "home.shelter",
    "hotel.lodging",
    "house.dwelling",
    "jewelry.accessory",
    "language.communication",
    "list.ordered",
    "machine.constructed-system",
    "make.verb",
    "management.administrative",
    "map.spatial",
    "material.physical",
    "object.entity",
    "organized.structure",
    "paper.material",
    "park.place",
    "products.goods",
    "road.transport",
    "school.education",
    "shape.geometric",
    "shoes.clothing",
    "store.place",
    "summary.text",
    "surrounded.enclosed",
    "system.organized",
    "table.furniture",
    "the-three-tiers.structure",
    "tools.tool",
    "web.structure",
    "where-the-rubber-meets-the-road.threshold",
    "whole.complete",
    "windows.opening"
  ],
  "forms": [
    "structure",
    "structures"
  ],
  "closed": true,
  "provenance": {
    "author": "hand",
    "date": "2026-07-29",
    "confidence": 1.0
  },
  "canonical": "https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-structure.arrangement"
}