This worksheet shows you the different parts of a dictionary definition, including entry word, guide words, pronunciation, part of speech, definition, and origin.

The top-level constituents of dictionary entries are:

• information about the form of the word treated (orthography, pronunciation, hyphenation, etc.)
• grammatical information (part of speech, grammatical sub-categorization, etc.)
• definitions or translations into another language.
• etymology.
• examples.
• usage information.

The microstructure of a dictionary – more precisely, of a word list – is the internal structure of any of its entries. It is oriented towards the description of a language on the background of another language. The microstructure is explained with a (relational) lexical database in mind.

We have seen that i) Structure words are words belonging to the categories of articles, auxiliaries, conjunctions, prepositions and pronouns. Words belonging to the categories of nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs are content words.

The other way is based on a sentence’s structure (simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex).

• Statements/Declarative Sentences. These are the most common type of sentence.
• Questions/Interrogative Sentences.
• Exclamations/Exclamatory Sentences.
• Commands/Imperative Sentences.

There are three basic types of structures: shell structures, frame structures and solid structures.

Types of structure

• Solid.
• Frame.
• Shell.
• Membrane.
• Composite.

Structures like rocks, bricks and cement poles are solid. They do not consist of different parts with open spaces between them. A stone is a natural solid structure and is one piece of material. A brick is a man- made solid structure.

There are four types of structures;

• Frame: made of separate members (usually thin pieces) put together.
• Shell: encloses or contains its contents.
• Solid (mass): made almost entirely of matter.
• liquid (fluid): braking fluid making the brakes.

A bean pod, a tennis ball, and a car body are all examples of shell structures. So are a flowerpot, a lunch kit, and a CD case. Having a hollow interior means that shell structures are lighter than solid structures.

The shape of a shell structure spreads forces throughout the whole structure, which means every part of the structure supports only a small part of the load, giving it its strength. Problems in building shell structures include: – A tiny weakness or imperfection on the covering can cause the whole structure to fail.

Properties of frame structures – Frame structures have joins which keep them together whereas shell structures have no joins. – Shell structures usually only support their own weight while frame structures support other loads as well as themselves.

Natural Structures: Shells, trees, skeletons, nests, etc. Natural animal structures: nests, beaver dams, termite hills, coral, wasp nests, bee, hives, tunnels made by moles, mice, rabbits, birds’ eggs, tortoise shells, etc. Natural geological structures: caves, mountains, etc.

Shell structure, in building construction, a thin, curved plate structure shaped to transmit applied forces by compressive, tensile, and shear stresses that act in the plane of the surface. They are usually constructed of concrete reinforced with steel mesh (see shotcrete).

Shell structures are typically curved, light-weight structures. Examples of natural shell structures include coconut shells, tortoise shells, sea shells and nut shells. Examples of man-made shell structures include tunnels, roofs, helmets, drink cans and boats.

The main advantages of reinforced concrete shell structures are the following: their efficient resistant mechanism allows that the maximum structural advantage, in terms of both internal forces and displacements, is obtained with a minimum of materials; their architectonic value is characterized by being able to cover …

What Are The Types of Frame Structures

• Rigid Structural Frame. The word rigid implies the ability to stand the deformation.
• Braced Structural Frames.
• Pin Ended Rigid Structural Frames.
• Fix Ended Rigid Frame Structure:
• Gabled Structural Frame:
• Merits of Frame Structures.

Some of the most recognizable examples of frame structures include spider webs, ladders, bicycles and the Eiffel Tower. Whereas shell structures such as eggs and coffee mugs use exterior strength to retain their shape when bearing a load on the inside, frame structures are designed to bear external loads.

Framing can be of two types, fixed sized framing and variable sized framing. Here the size of the frame is fixed and so the frame length acts as delimiter of the frame. Consequently, it does not require additional boundary bits to identify the start and end of the frame.