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structural steel

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables
struc-tural s-teel
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various grades of steel used for making construction materials to be used in structures (such as buildings, ships, and machinery), including beams, plate, brackets, and sheet metal. Typically any of various low-carbon to mid-carbon, low-alloy steels, which can be mass-produced affordably in hot rolled and cold rolled forms.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

structural steels (plural)

Questions

What does structural steel mean?
Any of various grades of steel used for making construction materials to be used in structures (such as buildings, ships, and machinery), including beams, plate, brackets, and sheet metal. Typically any of various low-carbon to mid-carbon, low-alloy steels, which can be mass-produced affordably in hot rolled and cold rolled forms.

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