construct

UK /ˈkɒn.stɹʌkt/ US /ˈkɒn.stɹʌkt/
noun 3verb 3

Definitions

noun

1

Something constructed from parts.

The artwork was a construct of wire and tubes.

Loops and conditional statements are constructs in computer programming.

2

A concept or model.

Bohr's theoretical construct of the atom was soon superseded by quantum mechanics.

3

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

verb

1

To build or form (something) by assembling parts.

We constructed the radio from spares.

A wall constructed of random stones.

2

To build (a sentence, an argument, etc.) by arranging words or ideas.

A sentence may be constructed with a subject, verb and object.

The Vietnam War films are forms of memory that function to provide collective rememberings, to construct history, and to subsume within them the experience of the veterans.

3

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.

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