The difference between Construct and Construction
When used as nouns, construct means something constructed from parts, whereas construction means the process of constructing.
Construct is also verb with the meaning: to build or form (something) by assembling parts.
check bellow for the other definitions of Construct and Construction
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Construct as a noun:
Something constructed from parts.
Examples:
"The artwork was a construct of wire and tubes."
"Loops and conditional statements are constructs in computer programming."
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Construct as a noun:
A concept or model.
Examples:
"Bohr's theoretical construct of the atom was soon superseded by quantum mechanics."
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Construct as a noun:
(genetics) A segment of nucleic acid, created artificially, for transplantation into a target cell or tissue.
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Construct as a verb (transitive):
To build or form (something) by assembling parts.
Examples:
"We constructed the radio from spares."
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Construct as a verb (transitive):
To build (a sentence, an argument, etc.) by arranging words or ideas.
Examples:
"A sentence may be constructed with a subject, verb and object."
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Construct as a verb (transitive, geometry):
To draw (a geometric figure) by following precise specifications and using geometric tools and techniques.
Examples:
"Construct a circle that touches each vertex of the given triangle."
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Construction as a noun:
The process of constructing.
Examples:
"Construction is underway on the new bridge."
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Construction as a noun:
Anything that has been constructed.
Examples:
"The engineer marvelled at his construction."
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Construction as a noun:
The trade of building structures.
Examples:
"He had worked in construction all his life."
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Construction as a noun:
A building, model or some other structure.
Examples:
"The office was a construction of steel and glass."
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Construction as a noun (arts):
A (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc.
Examples:
"Construction in string and clockwork" took first prize."
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Construction as a noun:
The manner in which something is built.
Examples:
"A thing of simple construction."
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Construction as a noun (grammar):
A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase.
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Construction as a noun:
The act or result of construing the meaning of something.
Examples:
"American conservatives tend to favor strict construction of the Constitution."
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Construction as a noun:
The meaning or interpretation of a text, action etc.; the way something is viewed by an observer or onlooker.
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Construction as a noun (geometry):
A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass.
Compare words:
Compare with synonyms and related words:
- construct vs construction
- concept vs construct
- construct vs idea
- construct vs model
- construct vs notion
- construct vs representation
- assemble vs construct
- build vs construct
- construct vs form
- construct vs make
- construct vs produce
- construct vs put together
- construct vs destroy
- construct vs disassemble
- construct vs dismantle
- construct vs ruin
- construct vs wreck
- construct vs take apart
- construct vs form