Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

structural failure

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables: struc-tural -fail-ure
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Loss of the load-carrying capacity of a component or member within a structure or of the structure itself. Structural failure is initiated when the material in a structure is stressed to its strength limit, thus causing fracture or excessive deformations.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Three buildings in the World Trade Center Complex collapsed due to structural failure on the day of the attack."
"Structural failure will occur in three minutes, 30 seconds."

Etymology

From structure and failure.

Usage

Inflected Forms

structural failures (plural)

Questions

What does structural failure mean?: Loss of the load-carrying capacity of a component or member within a structure or of the structure itself. Structural failure is initiated when the material in a structure is stressed to its strength limit, thus causing fracture or excessive deformations.
Where does structural failure come from?: From structure and failure.

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