The difference between Construct and Notion

When used as nouns, construct means something constructed from parts, whereas notion means mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined.

Construct is also verb with the meaning: to build or form (something) by assembling parts.

check bellow for the other definitions of Construct and Notion

  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    "Bohr's theoretical construct of the atom was soon superseded by quantum mechanics."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. Notion as a noun:

    Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.

  2. Notion as a noun:

    A sentiment; an opinion.

  3. Notion as a noun (obsolete):

    Sense; mind.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  4. Notion as a noun (colloquial):

    An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack.

    Examples:

    "Yankee notions'"

  5. Notion as a noun:

    Any small article used in sewing and haberdashery, such as a button or zipper.

  6. Notion as a noun (colloquial):

    Inclination; intention; disposition.

    Examples:

    "I have a notion to do it."

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