Construction
[kən'strʌkʃ(ə)n] or [kən'strʌkʃən]
Definition
(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'.
(noun.) the act of constructing something; 'during the construction we had to take a detour'; 'his hobby was the building of boats'.
(noun.) the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones; 'their main business is home construction'; 'workers in the building trades'.
(noun.) the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought.
(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'.
(noun.) an interpretation of a text or action; 'they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct'.
Inputed by Jesse--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.
(n.) The form or manner of building or putting together the parts of anything; structure; arrangement.
(n.) The arrangement and connection of words in a sentence; syntactical arrangement.
(n.) The method of construing, interpreting, or explaining a declaration or fact; an attributed sense or meaning; understanding; explanation; interpretation; sense.
Edited by Abraham
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Fabrication, erection, building.[2]. Structure, formation, conformation, configuration, form, figure, shape, mode of constructing.[3]. Interpretation, explanation, version, rendering.
Typist: Stacey
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Composition, fabrication, explanation, rendering, erection, fabric, edifice,reading, understanding, interpretation, view
ANT:Dislocation, dismemberment, demolition, displacement, misplacement,misconstruction, misunderstanding, misconception, misinterpretation
Editor: Stacy
Examples
- Baldwin, a construction engineer, living in the United States, began to work on calculating machines in 1870. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- That bridge, though of different material, was in its principle of construction similar to the iron tubular bridges at Conway and at the Menai Straits. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- These wells are now made with larger diameters than formerly, and altogether their construction has been rendered much more easy in modern times. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- To charge that the various activities of gardening, weaving, construction in wood, manipulation of metals, cooking, etc. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The height to which the water can be forced in the pipe depends upon the size and construction of the pump and upon the force with which the plunger can be moved. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Even the lightest engines made at that time were very heavy per unit of power, and rather crude in construction. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Highbury, with Mrs. Weston, stood for Hartfield; and she trusted to its bearing the same construction with him. Jane Austen. Emma.
- The method of construction used in the Hudson River tunnels has been designated the shield method. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The negative or iron plate (Fig. 5) has the familiar flat-pocket construction. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Besides different forms and sizes he tried various materials of construction, and ultimately various means of propulsion. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- In the beginning of his experimentation he had made the conditions of test very severe by the construction of forms similar to that shown in the sketch below. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The large clock over the principal entrance to the Great Exhibition was on this construction. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The sticking machine is of a simple construction, but is wonderful in operation, and requires no attention by the operator, except to keep it supplied with pins and papers. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- At the right as the visitor enters the factory, is seen the tool construction department. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It is in this little place that there was developed the remarkable mixture which is to play so vital a part in the successful construction of these everlasting homes for living millions. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- He knew how to blow any sort of bridge that you could name and he had blown them of all sizes and constructions. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- These great cable constructions, expensive as they were, were found more economical than horse power. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- His constructions, his formal creeds, his law-making and social arrangements are local and temporary--for us they can have only an antiquarian interest. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- I am informed that a dreadful suspicion has been raised, and that some very serious constructions are placed upon his lordship's conduct. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- As we have already se en, considerable knowledge of geometry is apparent in Babylonian designs and constructions. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Certainly these constructions occupy an insignificant amount of space in the body of the report. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- But this century has greatly improved the old constructions. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
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