structuralmodification
nounUK /ˈstrʌk.tʃər.əl ˌmɒd.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
US /ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ.əl ˌmɑː.də.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
A change made to the way something is built or put together.
The engineers made a structural modification to the bridge so it could hold heavier trucks.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A change in the basic parts or rules of a system or organization.
The company announced a structural modification to its management team.
3. A change to the chemical framework of a molecule.
Scientists studied a structural modification of the protein to see how it behaved.
4. A change in the grammar or arrangement of a sentence.
The editor suggested a structural modification to make the paragraph clearer.