con·struct  (kən-strŭkt') 
tr.v.
con·struct·ed, con·struct·ing, con·structs
To form by assembling or combining parts; build. To create (an argument or a sentence, for example) by systematically arranging ideas or terms. Mathematics To draw (a geometric figure) that meets specific requirements.
n.
(kŏn'strŭkt')
Something formed or constructed from parts. A concept, model, or schematic idea: a theoretical construct of the atom. A concrete image or idea: "[He] began to shift focus from the haunted constructs of terror in his early work" (Stephen Koch).
[Latin cōnstruere, cōnstrūct- : com-, com- + struere, to pile up; see ster-2 in Indo-European roots.]
con·struct'i·ble adj., con·struc'tor, con·struct'er n. |
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