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

  1. 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."

  2. Construct as a noun:

    A concept or model.

    Examples:

    "Bohr's theoretical construct of the atom was soon superseded by quantum mechanics."

  3. Construct as a noun:

    (genetics) A segment of nucleic acid, created artificially, for transplantation into a target cell or tissue.

  1. Construct as a verb (transitive):

    To build or form (something) by assembling parts.

    Examples:

    "We constructed the radio from spares."

  2. 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."

  3. 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."

  1. Construction as a noun:

    The process of constructing.

    Examples:

    "Construction is underway on the new bridge."

  2. Construction as a noun:

    Anything that has been constructed.

    Examples:

    "The engineer marvelled at his construction."

  3. Construction as a noun:

    The trade of building structures.

    Examples:

    "He had worked in construction all his life."

  4. Construction as a noun:

    A building, model or some other structure.

    Examples:

    "The office was a construction of steel and glass."

  5. Construction as a noun (arts):

    A (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc.

    Examples:

    "Construction in string and clockwork" took first prize."

  6. Construction as a noun:

    The manner in which something is built.

    Examples:

    "A thing of simple construction."

  7. Construction as a noun (grammar):

    A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase.

  8. 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."

  9. Construction as a noun:

    The meaning or interpretation of a text, action etc.; the way something is viewed by an observer or onlooker.

  10. Construction as a noun (geometry):

    A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass.