Meaning

3 senses
  1. Something constructed from parts.

    The artwork was a construct of wire and tubes.

    Loops and conditional statements are constructs in computer programming.

    констру́кцияkonstrúkcija

  2. A concept or model.

    Bohr's theoretical construct of the atom was soon superseded by quantum mechanics.

    конце́пцияkoncépcija

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

More definitions
  • an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

Examples

155 sentences
  1. They constructed a bridge.

    Вони збудували міст. — aandrusiak

    ruОни построили мост. — shanghainese

    deSie bauten eine Brücke. — Espi

  2. I wonder when this building was constructed.

    ruИнтересно, когда было построено это здание. — marafon

  3. Esperanto is a constructed language.

    Есперанто - штучна мова. — miketheknight

    ruЭсперанто - это искусственный язык. — Ivanovb

    deEsperanto ist eine konstruierte Sprache. — Adelpa

  4. Esperanto is a popular constructed language.

    deEsperanto ist eine beliebte Plansprache. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. They're constructing a bridge over the river.

    ruОни строят над рекой мост. — marafon

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
something constructed from parts:
concept or model:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin cōnstrūctus, from cōnstruō (“to heap together”), from com- (“together”

Borrowed from Latin cōnstrūctus, from cōnstruō (“to heap together”), from com- (“together”) + struō (“to heap up, pile”). Doublet of construe.

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Forms

plural: constructs
Singularconstruct
Pluralconstructs

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
something constructed from parts
Close in meaning
  • an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances:conceptconception

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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