Construct definition
To build, form, or devise by fitting parts or elements together systematically.
verb
Something formed or constructed from parts.
noun
Something built or put together systematically.
noun
To create (an argument or a sentence, for example) by systematically arranging ideas or terms.
verb
(mathematics) To draw (a geometric figure) that meets specific requirements.
verb
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To form by assembling or combining parts; build.
verb
The definition of construct means to build or assemble.
An example of to construct is someone building a wooden desk.
verb
Something constructed from parts.
The artwork was a construct of wire and tubes.
noun
(geom.) To draw (a figure) so as to meet the specified requirements.
verb
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A concept, model, or schematic idea.
A theoretical construct of the atom.
noun
A concrete image or idea.
noun
An idea or perception resulting from a synthesis of sense impressions, etc.
noun
A concept or theory devised to integrate in an orderly way the diverse data on a phenomenon.
noun
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(geometry) To draw (a geometric figure) by following precise specifications and using geometric tools and techniques.
Construct a circle that touches each vertex of the given triangle.
verb
Origin of construct
- Latin cōnstruere cōnstrūct- com- com- struere to pile up ster-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Latin construo (“I heap together, build, make, construct, connect grammatically”), from com- (“together”) + struo (“I heap up, pile”).
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