Constructer

con·struct  (kn-strkt)

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. (knstrkt)

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).

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[Latin cnstruere, cnstrct- : com-, com- + struere, to pile up; see ster-² in Indo-European roots.]

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con·structi·ble adj.

con·structor, con·structer n.