construction (English)

Etymology

From - constructio|cōnstructiō|lang=la, from - cōnstruere|lang=la, present active infinitive of - cōnstruō|lang=la.

Pronunciation

  • /kənˈstrʌkʃən/

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  • Rhymes: ʌkʃən

    • Noun

    The process of constructing.

  • Construction is underway on the new bridge.

    • Anything that has been constructed.

  • The engineer marvelled at his construction.

    • The trade of building structures

  • He had worked in construction all his life.

    • A building, model or some other structure

  • The office was a construction of steel and glass

    • A (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc.

  • "Construction in string and clockwork" took first prize

    • The manner in which something is built.

  • A thing of simple construction

    • A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase.

    The act or result of construing the meaning of something.

  • American conservatives tend to favor strict construction of the Constitution.

    • The meaning or interpretation of a text, action etc.; the way something is viewed by an observer or onlooker.

    * 1992, Hilary Mantel, A Place of Greater Safety, Harper Perennial 2007, p. 95:

    *: He had considered sending Lucille away to stay with relations. But then people might have put the worst construction on it – might believe she had done something she shouldn't have.

    A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass.

    Synonyms

  • building

    • Derived terms

    terms derived from construction (noun)

  • constructionism
  • constructionist
  • construction_paper
  • construction_site
  • deconstruction
  • metaconstruction
  • misconstruction
  • reconstruction
  • under_construction

    • Related terms

  • construct
  • constructionless
  • constructive

    • Translations

    process of constructing

  • Arabiska - بناء
  • Bulgariska - строителство
  • Chinese:
  • : Mandarin - 建設|sc=Hani, - 建设|tr=jiànshè|sc=Hani
  • Kroatiska - konstrukcija
  • Tjeckiska - stavba
  • Esperanto - konstruo|xs=Esperanto, - konstruado
  • Finska - rakentaminen
    • , rakennustyö
  • Franska - construction
  • Tyska - Bau
  • Grekiska - κατασκευή
  • Hebrew - בנייה|f|tr=bni'a
  • Hindiska - निर्माण
  • Ungerska - építés
    • , építkezés
  • Ido - konstruktado|xs=Ido
  • Japanska - 建設
  • Koreanska - 건설
    • ()
  • Polska - budowa
  • Portugisiska - construção
  • Rumänska - construire
    • , clădire
  • Ryska - строительство
    • , строение, построение, конструкция, стройка
  • Scottish_Gaelic - togail|f|xs=Scottish Gaelic
  • Spanska - construcción

    • anything constructed

  • Finska - rakennelma
  • Rumänska - construcție

    • trade of building

  • Bulgariska - строителство
  • Kroatiska - građevinarstvo
  • Tjeckiska - stavebnictví
  • Finska - rakennusala
    • , rakentaminen
  • Tyska - Bau
    • , Bauwesen
  • Grekiska - οικοδομική
  • Hebrew - בניין|m|tr=binian
  • Rumänska - clădire
    • , construire
  • Ryska - строительство

    • structure

  • Arabiska - مبنى
    • , بناء
  • Bulgariska - сграда
  • Bulgariska - постройка
  • Chinese:
  • : Mandarin - 建築|sc=Hani, - 建筑|tr=jiànzhù|sc=Hani
  • Kroatiska - konstrukcija
  • Tjeckiska - konstrukce
  • Esperanto - konstruaĵo|xs=Esperanto
  • Finska - rakenne
    • , rakennelma
  • Tyska - Bauwerk
  • Hebrew - מבנה|m|tr=mivne
  • Hindiska - इमारत
  • Japanska - 建物
    • , ビル
  • Latgalian - stateiba, - budaveiba
  • Lettiska - būve
  • Polska - budowla
  • Portugisiska - construção
  • Rumänska - structură
  • Ryska - строение
    • , построение, конструкция, постройка
  • Scottish_Gaelic - togail|f|xs=Scottish Gaelic
  • Urdu - عمارت|f|tr='imārat|sc=ur-Arab

    • artistic composition

  • Bulgariska - конструкция
  • Finska - konstruktio
  • Portugisiska - obra
  • Rumänska - operă
    • , operă artistică

    manner in which something is built

  • Bulgariska - строеж
  • Kroatiska - konstrukcija
  • Finska - rakenne
  • Tyska - Aufbau
  • Grekiska - κατασκευή

    • grammar

  • Finska - rakenne
  • Tyska - Satzbau
  • Ungerska - szerkezet

    • act or result of construing the meaning of something

    meaning or interpretation of a text, action etc.

    geometric construction

  • Finska - konstruktio
  • Tyska - Konstruktion
  • Rumänska - construcție

    • External links

    simple:construction

    Fullständig information på

    http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/construction

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