a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures | an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole |
a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts | a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud |
(psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior | the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations |
a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated | a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation |
| a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed |
| the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father' |