construct.
Something constructed from parts.
Meaning & usage
Something constructed from parts.
The artwork was a construct of wire and tubes.
Loops and conditional statements are constructs in computer programming.
A concept or model.
Bohr's theoretical construct of the atom was soon superseded by quantum mechanics.
A segment of nucleic acid, created artificially, for transplantation into a target cell or tissue.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin cōnstrūctus, from cōnstruō (“to heap together”), from com- (“together”) + struō (“to heap up, pile”). Doublet of construe.
To build or form (something) by assembling parts.
We constructed the radio from spares.
A wall constructed of random stones.
To build (a sentence, an argument, etc.) by arranging words or ideas.
A sentence may be constructed with a subject, verb and object.
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.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin cōnstrūctus, from cōnstruō (“to heap together”), from com- (“together”) + struō (“to heap up, pile”). Doublet of construe.
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