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construction

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n-struhk-shuh

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noun

the act or art of constructing.

the way in which a thing is constructed: a building of solid construction.

something that is constructed; a structure.

the occupation or industry of building: He works in construction.

Grammar.

the arrangement of two or more forms in a grammatical unit. Constructions involving bound forms are often called morphological, as the bound forms fif- and -teen. Those involving only free forms are often called syntactic, as the good man, in the house. Compare bound form, free form.

a word or phrase consisting of two or more forms arranged in a particular way.

a group of words or morphemes for which there is a rule in some part of the grammar.

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explanation or interpretation, as of a law, a text, or an action.

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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French ) < Latin constrūctiōn- (stem of constrūctiō) a putting together, building, equivalent to constrūct(us) (see construct) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms

con·struc·tion·al, adjective

con·struc·tion·al·ly, adverb

pre·con·struc·tion, noun

Synonyms
6. version, rendition, story.

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Example Sentences

The construction business is filled with war stories.

When he graduates with a two-year degree in construction management, he says, his boss will promote him.

The second factor is a concern about the construction industry's inability to predict its costs.

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The construction business is filled with war stories.

When he graduates with a two-year degree in construction management, he says, his boss will promote him.

The second factor is a concern about the construction industry's inability to predict its costs.

While the workforce might have been disparate, the royal house was likely the driving force behind the pyramids' construction.

There is irony here, because geothermal should actually make more sense for old construction than for new.

Not dirty as in it won't come off your clothes-although that problem has dogged construction workers for centuries.

He became certified in residential construction while working as a structural engineer in a homebuilding firm.

I'd be interested in people's opinion of this housing construction idea.

As we've noted here many times, construction and renovation projects have been among the casualties of college belt-tightening.

It's because all three countries had a big fall in construction.

Build crawly creatures with this construction set.

China is the world leader in nuclear reactor construction.

There is a huge demand for wood and stone for construction.

Native brodiaea bulbs disrupted during construction were transplanted to another part of the garden.

It's unclear how soon the tests conducted in the simulator would affect design and construction practices.

Our construction managers are engaged as early as the architects.

First, the construction and administration of the prisions must be given to the privates by the execution of concession contracts.

Eco-friendly building incorporates a wide variety of concepts and strategies during the design and construction process.

Chinese skylines are defined by construction cranes and the din of jackhammers.

Construction workers often lose their lives when erecting great structures.

Steel post-and-beam construction eliminates the need for thick supporting walls in the living areas.

It's clear now that shoddy construction played as big a role as the earthquake in this disaster.

Now only the second floor of the three-story building will be open and operational when construction wraps up.

Construction and commodities companies also prospered.

Tools and techniques are more akin to heavy construction work: scaffolding, water blasting, and sanding.

Then you must address the ecological problems that were unforeseen prior to the construction of the dam.

One key to this project is to discourage amateurs from coming into the construction area to see what they can find.

Once the tower and suspension cables are in place and are holding up these segments, construction crews will remove the falsework.

During the boom much of the construction activity was in flats.

Most were caused by mining, he said, but nearly a third came from reservoir construction.

Straightaway, he ordered construction of a house and laboratory quarters.

Leading scientists will present on earthquake resistant construction.

The construction boom was exaggerated by a potent mixture of perverse incentives.

Homeowners often overlook indoor air quality in new construction.

Construction on the factory is slated to begin by the end of the year.

Have them draw their suburbs on large pieces of construction paper.

And that's holding up construction of the undersea tunnel.

Take our quiz featuring sites that were never started, never finished, or are still undergoing construction.

Some kids enjoy using construction toys to build elaborate structures, and some kids seem to have more fun knocking them down.

But reaction to the road construction has been mixed.

It would be ideal if students could draw their diagrams on large pieces of construction paper.

Ask students to draw their habitats on construction paper.

The current jobs picture is glum largely because construction and government jobs aren't being created.

Husseini said, they concentrate on traditional businesses, such as construction.

Even some companies that stand to be enriched by the construction work have begun getting cold feet.

Magnetically levitated microbots, some the size of a pinhead, demonstrate construction skills on the small scale.

The tourist industry is also booming, resulting in new construction and an increasing human population.

When the building boom was still rolling, construction deaths spiked.

After the family poured all of its money into trying to keep its construction business afloat, the business went under.

The pain is not isolated in the construction sector.

Wooden pallets and smaller construction scraps are good sources of wood for small projects.

Follow these construction details to build your boxes, then fill them with herbs drawn.

Submissions will open shortly as the site is currently under construction.

Construction of new homes fell sharply last month and foreclosures surged in the first quarter, reports showed.

Essentially unlimited funds for construction of a new campus.

For a country used to the smack of firm government, this unstable construction is a risky venture.

The construction of dams represents one effort to control water and make it more useful to people.

Instead, it could do a lot for the environment simply through sturdier construction.

Several were built or renovated in the last decade, and construction is under way to replace others.

It speeds construction if you predrill slightly oversize holes vertically through the poles.

Meanwhile, here are some conceptual renderings of the car and pictures of it under construction.

Stringer, to relocate temporarily, giving him a new understanding of living with construction of a new.

He put himself through college by working for a construction company during the summers.

Cutting the red tape that ties up construction projects could speed up the creation of all sorts of businesses.

Battery chemistry and construction differ in the two systems.

All require the construction of narratives after the compilation of facts.

Jones is on the council of the museum, which is awaiting construction.

Bristling with cranes and construction fencing, the city's center has seemingly reinvented itself overnight as a sophisticated.

It's computer-driven construction raised to high art.

Two more workers are added to the list of recent construction injuries from accidents in the city.

Courts agreed that their safety concerns deserved further review, but allowed construction to proceed.

The pace of foreclosures has not abated, and there has been no improvement in employment in residential construction.

The hallmark of the stepped-up biodefense spending has been the construction of dozens of new biolabs.

Construction cranes are not necessarily a welcome sight in a rain forest.

Very helpful to understand the construction and uses of the eye brow terrace.

Maximizing space in overcrowded cities is a key value in construction projects nowadays.

Morgenthau is conducting plea negotiations with top executives from several construction and interior design.

For six years, the area south of the station has been a huge construction site.

Primary construction of the space station was completed earlier this year.

Since he didn't figure their project to pan out, he worked construction for three years, then.

The city is dotted with motionless construction cranes poised over the pits of abandoned projects.

Students will learn about the basic construction of a submarine and about the underwater environment in which it travels.

Lets place automated construction equipment to build shelters tunnels, place a power plant to recharge this equipment.

New construction work is underway on visitor improvements and four other historic buildings.

Here's a video of the fridge igloo under construction.

The construction crew rushed back, found the high-wire moose and hoisted him down.

Through long experience the ancients identified a basic principle of catapult construction.

Hence the energy saving should be plan at the construction of the buildings.

Thanks to an infusion of government funding, however, construction on a new visitor center is presently underway.

The corrugated soil containers are large, black plastic drainage pipes left over from a construction project.

Ultra-cheap printed solar cells will enable construction of huge power-generating facilities at a fraction of today's costs.

Reductions in construction jobs limit growth, further depressing housing markets.

These new safety requirements are adding to the already extremely high cost of reactor construction.

The program also made possible the construction and operation of a very.

Construction and industries involving government contracts, unsurprisingly, were the dirtiest.

Have students glue their maps onto larger pieces of construction paper so that there's a border of several inches around the map.

And this dynamic is taking place at a time when construction programs could be at a record peak in the energy industry.

Burrows never suffered any disasters during construction.

Furthermore, there may be cases of poor construction quality.

Worldwide, construction costs have risen much faster for nuclear plants than non-nuclear plants.

One of the biggest pay-offs from financial normality will come in property and construction.

Have students create their brochures on construction paper, either in groups or individually.

Ask them to use large pieces of construction paper and follow these directions:.

Indiana, when they realized that three construction workers were in a barn on the property.

Construction of the vast image, which will stand nearly twice as high.

He joined a shipbuilding firm specializing in dry dock construction and pressed for a public.

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World English Dictionary

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.	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 a group of words that together make up one of the constituents into which a sentence may be analysed; a phrase or clause
6.	geometry a drawing of a line, angle, or figure satisfying certain conditions, used in solving a problem or proving a theorem
7.	See also constructivism an abstract work of art in three dimensions or relief

con'structional

—*adj*

con'structionally

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

construction

mid-15c., from L. constructionem, from pp. stem of construere "pile up together, build," from com- "together" + struere "to pile up" (see structure).

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