rakenteuma

Rakenteuma is a Finnish noun meaning the arrangement, organization, or overall structure of the parts of something; the way its components are configured. It is used in technical, scientific, and scholarly contexts to refer to the pattern of relationships between elements, systems, or layers.

Etymology: Derives from the noun rakenne "structure" with the nominalizing suffix -uma; the suffix signals a concept or state concerning the structure of something.

Usage: Common in geology to describe the fabric or fabricational structure of rocks; in biology to discuss the organizational arrangement at cellular or tissue level; in sociology and political science to describe the structural makeup of institutions or social systems; in linguistics to discuss the arrangement of elements within a linguistic system. The term is more formal and is found in academic prose and descriptions of complex systems.

Examples: The rakenteuma of granite includes mineral grains and their intergrowth; The yrityksen rakenteuma refers to departments, reporting lines, and governance; The kaupunkirakenteen rakenteuma describes land-use and built form arrangement.

Notes: Similar to rakenne or koostumus depending on nuance. It emphasizes arrangement rather than mere existence of parts.

References: Not required but can point to dictionaries such as Kielitoimiston sanakirja.