construct

(kən-strŭktˈ)

1. To form by assembling or combining parts; build.
2. To create (an argument or a sentence, for example) by systematically arranging ideas or terms.
3. Mathematics To draw (a geometric figure) that meets specific requirements.

1. Something formed or constructed from parts.
2. a. A concept, model, or schematic idea: a theoretical construct of the atom.
   b. A concrete image or idea: “[He] began to shift focus from the haunted constructs of terror in his early work” (Stephen Koch).

Related Forms:

• con·structˈi·ble adjective

• con·strucˈtor, con·structˈer noun