(economics) The offering of loans by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to countries experiencing economic crisis, with the aim of adjusting their economic structure, improving international competitiveness, and restoring the balance of payments.

(pathology) A medical condition that impairs normal functioning of bodily processes in which some part of the body can be seen to be abnormal.

plural of structural disorder

plural of structural anthropologist

Someone who studies structural anthropology.

plural of structural deficit

(electrodynamics) The fundamental physical value α, presumed to be constant, that characterizes the strength of the electromagnetic force.

Alternative form of fine-structure constant

(physics) Any material that confines electrons in such a small space that their wavelike behaviour becomes important and their properties are strongly modified by quantum mechanical effects; examples include atoms and layered semiconductor devices.

(management) A global hierarchy that represents different levels of responsibilities within a project or enterprise.