construct
con·struct (kən-strŭktʹ)tr.v. con·struct·ed, con·struct·ing, con·structs 1. To form by assembling or combining parts; build. 2. To create (an argument or a sentence, for example) by systematically arranging ideas or terms. 3. Mathematics. To draw (a geometric figure) that meets specific requirements.n. (kŏnʹstrŭkt') 1. Something formed or constructed from parts. 2. a. A concept, model, or schematic idea: a theoretical construct of the atom. b. A concrete image or idea: “ [He] began to shift focus from the haunted constructs of terror in his early work” (Stephen Koch). [Latin cōnstruere, cōnstrūct- : com-, com- + struere, to pile up; See ster-2 in Indo-European Roots.] con·structʹi·ble adj.con·strucʹtor or con·structʹer n.
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