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construction
drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 12
- Starts with
- C
- Ends with
- N
- Contains
- ONSTRUCTIO
- Scrabble score
- 16
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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noun
drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem
“the assignment was to make a construction that could be used in proving the Pythagorean theorem”
noun
the act of constructing something
“during the construction we had to take a detour”
noun
the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
“their main business is home construction”
noun
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
“the structure consisted of a series of arches”
noun
the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought
noun
a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
“I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner”
noun
an interpretation of a text or action
“they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct”
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Example Sentences
the assignment was to make a construction that could be used in proving the Pythagorean theorem
during the construction we had to take a detour
his hobby was the building of boats
their main business is home construction
workers in the building trades
the structure consisted of a series of arches
she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons
I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner
they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct
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