construct

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Antonyms 1.4.3 Derived terms 1.4.4 Related terms 1.4.5 Translations 1.5 External links

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin construo (“‘I heap together, build, make, construct, connect gramatically’”) < com- (“‘together’”) + struo (“‘I heap up, pile’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (noun)
  • (RP): kŏn'strŭkt, /ˈkɒnstrʌkt/, /"kQnstrVkt/
  • (US): kän'strŭkt, /ˈkɑnstrʌkt/, /"kAnstrVkt/
  •  Audio (US), noun^{help, file}
• (verb) enPR: kənstrŭkt', IPA: /kənˈstrʌkt/, SAMPA: /k@n"strVkt/
  •  Audio (US), verb^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -ʌkt

[edit] Noun

construct (plural constructs)

1. Something constructed from parts.

   The artwork was a construct of wire and tubes.

2. A concept or model.

   Bohr's theoretical construct of the atom was soon superseded by quantum mechanics.

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• (something constructed from parts): construction
• (concept, model): concept, idea, model, notion, representation

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[edit] Verb

to construct (third-person singular simple present constructs, present participle constructing, simple past and past participle constructed)

1. (transitive) To build or form (something) by assembling parts.

   We constructed the radio from spares.

2. (transitive) Similarly, to build (a sentence or an argument) by arranging words or ideas.

   A sentence may be constructed with a subject, verb and object.

3. (transitive) (geometry) To draw (a geometric figure) by following precise specifications and using geometric tools and techniques.

   Construct a circle that touches each vertex of the given triangle.

[edit] Synonyms

• (build or form by assembling parts'): assemble, build, form, make, put together
• (build (a sentence or argument)): form
• (draw (a geometric figure)):

[edit] Antonyms

• (build or form by assembling parts): destroy, disassemble, dismantle, take apart

[edit] Derived terms

• reconstruct

[edit] Related terms

• construction
• constructive
• construe

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[edit] External links

• construct in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• construct in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• construct at OneLook® Dictionary Search