Meaning

3 senses
  1. (literally)A component that is part of a larger construction, such as a brick or a stone.

    Baustein

    строи́тельный блокstroítelʹnyj blok

  2. A component that is part of a larger construction, such as a brick or a stone.

    (literally)A block made of wood or plastic that is used as a children's toy and can be stacked or joined to form a larger structure.

    Bauklotz, Spielbaustein

    ку́бикkúbik

  3. (figuratively)A component that is an essential part of a larger system.

    Words are the building blocks of a language.

    Cells are the building blocks of life.

    Baustein

More definitions
  • a block of material used in construction work
  • a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else

Examples

11 sentences
  1. All the buildings on this block will be demolished.

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  2. Cells are the building blocks of life.

    deZellen sind die Bausteine des Lebens.

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  3. She likes to play with building blocks.

    deSie spielt gerne mit Bauklötzen.

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  4. The new building blocked the view from my window.

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  5. Until we know the building blocks of human intelligence, we cannot create artificial intelligence.

    ruПока мы не узнаем составные элементы человеческого интеллекта, мы не сможем создать искусственный интеллект.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
component that is part of a larger construction:
block made of wood or plastic that is used as a children's toy:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
component that is part of a larger construction:
block made of wood or plastic that is used as a children's toy:

Forms

plural: building blocks
Singularbuilding block
Pluralbuilding blocks

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else:unit

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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