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con·struc·tion

 (kən-strŭk′shən)
n.
1.
a. The act or process of constructing.
b. The art, trade, or work of building: an engineer trained in highway construction; worked in construction for seven years.
2.
a. A structure, such as a building, framework, or model.
b. Something fashioned or devised systematically: a nation that was glorious in its historical construction.
c. An artistic composition using various materials; an assemblage or a collage.
3. The way in which something is built or put together: a shelter of simple construction.
4. The interpretation or explanation given to an expression or a statement: I was inclined to put a favorable construction on his reply.
5. Grammar An arrangement of words forming a grammatical phrase, clause, or sentence.

con·struc′tion·al adj.
con·struc′tion·al·ly adv.
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construction

(kənˈstrʌkʃən)
n
1. the process or act of constructing or manner in which a thing is constructed
2. the thing constructed; a structure
3. (Building)
a. the business or work of building dwellings, offices, etc
b. (as modifier): a construction site.
4. an interpretation or explanation of a law, text, action, etc: they put a sympathetic construction on her behaviour.
5. (Grammar) grammar a group of words that together make up one of the constituents into which a sentence may be analysed; a phrase or clause
6. (Mathematics) geometry a drawing of a line, angle, or figure satisfying certain conditions, used in solving a problem or proving a theorem
7. (Art Terms) an abstract work of art in three dimensions or relief. See also constructivism1
conˈstructional adj
conˈstructionally adv
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con•struc•tion

(kənˈstrʌk ʃən)

n.
1. the act, process, or art of constructing.
2. the way in which a thing is constructed.
3. something that is constructed; structure.
4. the occupation or industry of building.
5.
a. the arrangement of two or more words or morphemes in a grammatical unit.
b. a group of words or morphemes consisting of two or more forms arranged in a particular way.
6. an explanation or interpretation, as of a law, a text, or an action.
[1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin]
con•struc′tion•al, adj.
con•struc′tion•al•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.construction - the act of constructing somethingconstruction - the act of constructing something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats"
creating from raw materials - the act of creating something that is different from the materials that went into it
crenelation, crenellation - the action of constructing ramparts with gaps for firing guns or arrows
erecting, erection - the act of building or putting up
house-raising - construction by a group of neighbors
assembly, fabrication - the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery)
dry walling - the activity of building stone walls without mortar
leveling, grading - changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface
road construction - the construction of roads
ship building, shipbuilding - the construction of ships
rustication - the construction of masonry or brickwork in a rustic manner
reface - provide with a new facing; "The building was refaced with beautiful stones"
wattle - build of or with wattle
frame up, frame - construct by fitting or uniting parts together
rebuild, reconstruct - build again; "The house was rebuild after it was hit by a bomb"
groin - build with groins; "The ceiling was groined"
erect, put up, set up, rear, raise - construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"
preassemble, prefabricate - to manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site of buildings
2.construction - 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"
adjunct - a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence
grammatical constituent, constituent - (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction
clause - (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
complement - a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction
involution - a long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction
phrase - an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
predicator - an expression that predicates
misconstruction - an ungrammatical constituent
3.construction - the creation of a constructconstruction - the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought
cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought process, thought - the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought"
crystallization - a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
gestation - the conception and development of an idea or plan
4.construction - a thing constructedconstruction - 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"
artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole
airdock, hangar, repair shed - a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained
altar - a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made
arcade, colonnade - a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns
arch - (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it
area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"
balcony - a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet
balcony - an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
bascule - a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw)
boarding - a structure of boards
body - the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted"
bridge, span - a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
building complex, complex - a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures
catchment - a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area)
coil, helix, volute, whorl, spiral - a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"
colonnade - structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns
pillar, column - a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
quoin, corner - (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
cross - a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
deathtrap - any structure that is very unsafe; where people are likely to be killed
defensive structure, defence, defense - a structure used to defend against attack; "the artillery battered down the defenses"
door - a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road); "the office next door"; "they live two doors up the street from us"
entablature - (architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof
erection - a structure that has been erected
establishment - a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence
false bottom - a horizontal structure that partitions a ship or box (especially one built close to the actual bottom)
storey, floor, story, level - a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?"
understructure, groundwork, substructure, base, foundation, fundament, foot - lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"
fountain - a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
guide - a structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something
cardcastle, cardhouse, card-house, house of cards - an unstable construction with playing cards; "he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed"
housing, living accommodations, lodging - structures collectively in which people are housed
hull - the frame or body of ship
jungle gym - a structure of vertical and horizontal rods where children can climb and play
lamination - a layered structure
landing place, landing - structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods
lookout station, observation tower, observatory, lookout - a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings
masonry - structure built of stone or brick by a mason
monument, memorial - a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
hill, mound - structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones; "they built small mounds to hide behind"
impedimenta, obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment - any structure that makes progress difficult
5.construction - 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"
mathematical operation, mathematical process, operation - (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods; "the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation"; "they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic"
quadrature - the construction of a square having the same area as some other figure
6.construction - an interpretation of a text or action; "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct"
interpretation - an explanation that results from interpreting something; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence"
7.construction - the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones; "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades"
masonry - the craft of a mason
house painting, painting - the occupation of a house painter; "house painting was the only craft he knew"
plumbery, plumbing - the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building)
roofing - the craft of a roofer
sheet-metal work - the craft of doing sheet metal work (as in ventilation systems)
shingling - the laying on of shingles; "shingling is a craft very different from carpentry"
business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"
jerry-building - construction of inferior buildings for a quick profit
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construction

noun
1. building, assembly, creation, formation, composition, erection, fabrication With the exception of teak, this is the finest wood for boat construction.
2. structure, building, edifice, form, figure, shape The British pavilion is an impressive steel and glass construction.
3. (Formal) interpretation, meaning, reading, sense, explanation, rendering, take (informal, chiefly U.S.), inference He put the wrong construction on what he saw.
4. composition, structure, arrangement Avoid complex verbal constructions.
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construction

noun
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Translations
إِنْشَاءبِناء، تَشييدمَبْنى
stavbastavebnictvíbudova
opførelsebygningkonstruktion
rakentaminenrakenne
građevinarstvogradnjakonstrukcija
építés
byggingí byggingu
建設
건설
gradnjazgradba
konstruktion
การก่อสร้าง
xây dựng

construction

[kənˈstrʌkʃən]
A. N
1. (= act, structure, building) → construcción f
under construction; in course of constructionen construcción
2. (fig) (= interpretation) → interpretación f
to put a wrong construction on sthinterpretar algo mal
it depends what construction one places on his wordsdepende de cómo se interpreten sus palabras
3. (Ling) → construcción f
B. CPD construction company Ncompañía f constructora
construction engineer Ningeniero/a m/f de la construcción
construction industry Nindustria f de la construcción
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construction

[kənˈstrʌkʃən] n
(= building) → construction f
to be under construction [building] → être en construction construction company, construction industry, construction site, construction worker
(= manufacture) [vehicle, machine] → fabrication f
(= structure) → structure f
(grammatical)construction f
(= interpretation) to put a construction on sth → interpréter qchconstruction company n (= building company) → entreprise f en bâtimentconstruction industry n(industrie f du) bâtimentconstruction site nchantier mconstruction worker nouvrier/ière m/f du bâtiment
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construction

n
(of building, road)Bau m; (of bridge, machine also, of geometrical figures)Konstruktion f; (of novel, play etc)Aufbau m; (of theory)Entwicklung f, → Konstruktion f; in course of or under constructionin or im Bau
(= way sth is constructed)Struktur f; (of building)Bauweise f; (of machine, bridge)Konstruktion f
(= sth constructed)Bau m, → Bauwerk nt; (= bridge, machine)Konstruktion f; primitive constructionsprimitive Bauten
(= interpretation)Deutung f; to put a wrong construction on somethingetw falsch auffassen or auslegen; I don’t know what construction to put on itich weiß nicht, wie ich das auffassen soll
(Gram) → Konstruktion f; sentence constructionSatzbau m

construction

:
construction industry
nBauindustrie f
construction pit
nBaugrube f
construction site
nBaustelle f, → Baugelände nt
construction vehicle
nBaufahrzeug nt
construction worker
nBauarbeiter(in) m(f)
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construction

[kənˈstrʌkʃn] n (gen) → costruzione f (fig) (interpretation) → interpretazione f
under construction → in costruzione
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construct

(kənˈstrakt) verb
to build; to put together. They are planning to construct a new supermarket near our house; Construct a sentence containing `although'.
conˈstruction (-ʃən) noun
1. (a way of) constructing or putting together. The bridge is still under construction.
2. something built. That construction won't last long.
conˈstructive (-tiv) adjective
helpful; having to do with making, not with destroying. Constructive criticism tells you both what is wrong and also what to do about it.
conˈstructively adverb
conˈstructor noun
a person who constructs. a constructor of bridges.
construction site
a building site.
construction worker
a builder.
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construction

إِنْشَاء stavba opførelse Struktur κατασκευή construcción rakentaminen construction gradnja costruzione 建設 건설 constructie konstruksjon budowa construção сооружение konstruktion การก่อสร้าง yapma xây dựng 建筑
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The next is, the apprehension and construction of the injury offered, to be, in the circumstances thereof, full of contempt: for contempt is that, which putteth an edge upon anger, as much or more than the hurt itself.
We hear from mathematicians that bees have practically solved a recondite problem, and have made their cells of the proper shape to hold the greatest possible amount of honey, with the least possible consumption of precious wax in their construction. It has been remarked that a skilful workman, with fitting tools and measures, would find it very difficult to make cells of wax of the true form, though this is perfectly effected by a crowd of bees working in a dark hive.
The most common form for the construction of a house is five-sided or pentagonal, as in the annexed figure.
So, without a moment's loss of time, he placed at the disposal of the Cambridge Observatory the funds necessary for the construction of a telescope, and entered into negotiations with the house of Breadwill and Co., of Albany, for the construction of an aluminum projectile of the required size.
In passing it is necessary to refer to the structure of Chinese verse, which, difficult as it is to grasp and differing in particulars from our European ideas of technique, has considerable interest for the student of verse form and construction.
Stripped of their lighter timbers, both vessels have been used for the construction of huts, erected on the nearest land.
The Convention probably foresaw, what it has been a principal aim of these papers to inculcate, that the danger which most threatens our political welfare is that the State governments will finally sap the foundations of the Union; and might therefore think it necessary, in so cardinal a point, to leave nothing to construction. Whatever may have been the inducement to it, the wisdom of the precaution is evident from the cry which has been raised against it; as that very cry betrays a disposition to question the great and essential truth which it is manifestly the object of that provision to declare.
and how could its construction have been kept secret?
For a moment he studied the construction of the mechanism beneath.
A tragedy, then, to be perfect according to the rules of art should be of this construction. Hence they are in error who censure Euripides just because he follows this principle in his plays, many of which end unhappily.
Can I have been constructed simply in order to come to the conclusion that all my construction is a cheat?
He was [29] meant--we see it in the variety, the high level both of matter and style, the animation, the gravity, of one after another of these thoughts--on religion, on poetry, on politics in the highest sense; on their most abstract principles, and on the authors who have given them a personal colour; on the genius of those authors, as well as on their concrete works; on outlying isolated subjects, such as music, and special musical composers--he was meant, if people ever are meant for special lines of activity, for the best sort of criticism, the imaginative criticism; that criticism which is itself a kind of construction, or creation, as it penetrates, through the given literary or artistic product, into the mental and inner constitution of the producer, shaping his work.

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