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rakenne — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • body noun The complete physical structure of a person or animal.
  • configuration noun The particular arrangement of the parts of something.
  • constitution noun A document setting out the fundamental laws and principles that govern a country or organization.
  • construction noun The process or business of building something, especially buildings and infrastructure.
  • fabric noun Cloth made by weaving or knitting fibres together.
  • hive noun A structure, natural or man-made, where a colony of bees lives.
  • organization noun A group of people, or of legal entities, formed for a particular purpose and governed by set rules.
  • scheme noun A plan for how to do something, especially an organized or official one.
  • structure noun A building or other physical construction made of connected parts.
  • substance noun A particular kind of physical matter with distinct properties.
  • texture noun The way a surface or material feels to the touch, such as smooth, rough, or soft.

Senses

rakenne is used for these senses in English:

  • body (uncountable) Comparative viscosity, solidity or substance (in wine, colours etc.). [from 17th c.]
  • configuration The form of a thing, as depending on the relative placement of the parts of a thing's shape.
  • constitution The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.
  • construction The trade of building structures.
  • fabric (now, rare) An edifice or building.
  • fabric (archaic) The structure of anything, the manner in which the parts of a thing are united; workmanship, texture, make.
  • fabric (figurative) The framework underlying a structure.
  • hive (computing, Microsoft Windows) A section of the registry.

body — full definition

  1. noun The complete physical structure of a person or animal.
  2. noun A dead human or animal; a corpse.
  3. noun The main or central part of something, as distinct from smaller attached parts.
  4. noun An organized group of people who share a purpose, such as a company, committee, or governing organization.
  5. verb Slang: to defeat someone decisively, or to insult or humiliate them badly.

configuration — full definition

  1. noun The particular arrangement of the parts of something.
  2. noun The way a computer system or piece of software is set up.

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