structural elements
Load-bearing building parts
Structural elements are the components that give something its form, organization, or stability.
In architecture and engineering, these are the physical parts—beams, columns, foundations—that bear loads and hold a building together.
In writing, structural elements are the organizing features: paragraphs, chapters, headings, transitions.
The term applies wherever distinct parts combine to create a coherent whole: The structural elements of a symphony include movements, themes, and codas.
- steel frameMetal structural support system
- cell wallRigid cellular outer layer
- beamStructural support member
- columnVertical structural element
- frameworkUnderlying support system
skeleton · skeletal system · truss · roof truss · girder · foundation · cartilage · building blocks · ligament · schema · joist · floor joist · lintel · wall · roof · hierarchy · rib cage · matrix
structural elementstrim
Remove unwanted edges
veneer · embellishments · ornamentation · cladding · wallpaper
structural elementsfurnishings
Items that outfit rooms
furniture · decor · interior decoration · fixtures · soft furnishings
structural elementscontent
What something contains
substance · details · particulars · surface features · stylistic flourishes
structural, structure, structures, structuring, structured, restructure, restructuring, infrastructure, superstructure