construction
(noun) drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem; “the assignment was to make a construction that could be used in proving the Pythagorean theorem”
construction, building
(noun) the act of constructing something; “during the construction we had to take a detour”; “his hobby was the building of boats”
construction, building
(noun) the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones; “their main business is home construction”; “workers in the building trades”
structure, construction
(noun) a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; “the structure consisted of a series of arches”; “she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons”
construction, mental synthesis
(noun) the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought
construction, grammatical construction, expression
(noun) a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit; “I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner”
construction, twist
(noun) an interpretation of a text or action; “they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
construction (countable and uncountable, plural constructions)
The process of constructing.
Anything that has been constructed.
The trade of building structures.
A building, model or some other structure.
(arts) A (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc.
The manner in which something is built.
(grammar) A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase.
The act or result of construing the meaning of something.
The meaning or interpretation of a text, action etc.; the way something is viewed by an observer or onlooker.
(geometry) A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass.
• building
• destruction
Source: Wiktionary
Con*struc"tion, n. Etym: [L. constructio: cf. F. construction.]
1. The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.
2. The form or manner of building or putting together the parts of anything; structure; arrangement. An astrolabe of peculiar construction. Whewell.
3. (Gram.)
Definition: The arrangement and connection of words in a sentence; syntactical arrangement. Some particles . . . in certain constructions have the sense of a whole sentence contained in them. Locke.
4. The method of construing, interpreting, or explaining a declaration or fact; an attributed sense or meaning; understanding; explanation; interpretation; sense. Any person . . . might, by the sort of construction that would be put on this act, become liable to the penalties of treason. Hallam. Strictly, the term [construction] signifies determining the meaning and proper effect of language by a consideration of the subject matter and attendant circumstances in connection with the words employed. Abbott. Interpretation properly precedes construction, but it does not go beyond the written text. Parsons. Construction of an equation (Math.), the drawing of such lines and figures as will represent geometrically the quantities in the equation, and their relations to each other.
– Construction train (Railroad), a train for transporting men and materials for construction or repairs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 November 2024
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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