constructor

construct
—vb
1.	to put together substances or parts, esp systematically, in order to make or build (a building, bridge, etc); assemble
2.	to compose or frame mentally (an argument, sentence, etc)
3.	geometry to draw (a line, angle, or figure) so that certain requirements are satisfied
—n
4.	something formulated or built systematically
5.	a complex idea resulting from a synthesis of simpler ideas
6.	psychol a model devised on the basis of observation, designed to relate what is observed to some theoretical framework
[C17: from Latin constructus piled up, from construere to heap together, build, from struere to arrange, erect]
con'structible
—adj
con'structor
—n
con'structer
—n

constructor definition

programming
1. In functional programming and type theory, one of the symbols used to create an object with an algebraic data type.
2. A function provided by a class in C++ and some other object-oriented languages to instantiate an object, i.e. to name it and initialise it. The constructor function has the same name as the class. A class may also have a destructor function to destroy objects of that class.
(1994-10-20)