con·struc·tion (k n-str k shn)n. 1. a. The act or process of constructing. b. The art, trade, or work of building: an engineer trained in highway construction; worked in construction for seven years. 2. a. A structure, such as a building, framework, or model. b. Something fashioned or devised systematically: a nation that was glorious in its historical construction. c. An artistic composition using various materials; an assemblage or a collage. 3. The way in which something is built or put together: a shelter of simple construction. 4. The interpretation or explanation given to an expression or a statement: I was inclined to put a favorable construction on his reply. 5. Grammar a. The arrangement of words to form a meaningful phrase, clause, or sentence. b. A group of words so arranged. con·struc tion·al adj.con·struc tion·al·ly adv. |
construction [kənˈstrʌkʃən]
n
1. the process or act of constructing or manner in which a thing is constructed
2. the thing constructed; a structure
3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building)
a. the business or work of building dwellings, offices, etc.
b. (as modifier) a construction site
4. an interpretation or explanation of a law, text, action, etc. they put a sympathetic construction on her behaviour
5. (Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar a group of words that together make up one of the constituents into which a sentence may be analysed; a phrase or clause
6. (Mathematics) Geometry a drawing of a line, angle, or figure satisfying certain conditions, used in solving a problem or proving a theorem
7. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) an abstract work of art in three dimensions or relief See also constructivism [1]
constructional adj
constructionally adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  construction - the act of constructing something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats"creating from raw materials - the act of creating something that is different from the materials that went into it crenelation, crenellation - the action of constructing ramparts with gaps for firing guns or arrows house-raising - construction by a group of neighbors assembly, fabrication - the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery) dry walling - the activity of building stone walls without mortar road construction - the construction of roads ship building, shipbuilding - the construction of ships rustication - the construction of masonry or brickwork in a rustic manner reface - provide with a new facing; "The building was refaced with beautiful stones" wattle - build of or with wattle rebuild, reconstruct - build again; "The house was rebuild after it was hit by a bomb" groin - build with groins; "The ceiling was groined" preassemble, prefabricate - to manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site of buildings |
| 2. | construction - 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" adjunct - a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence grammatical constituent, constituent - (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction clause - (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence complement - a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction involution - a long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction phrase - an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence predicator - an expression that predicates misconstruction - an ungrammatical constituent | |
| 3. | construction - the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought process, thought - the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought" crystallization - a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation gestation - the conception and development of an idea or plan | |
| 4. |  construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"airdock, hangar, repair shed - a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained altar - a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made arch - (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants" balcony - a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet balcony - an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium bascule - a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw) boarding - a structure of boards body - the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted" bridge, span - a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" building complex, complex - a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures catchment - a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area) coil, helix, volute, whorl, spiral - a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope" colonnade - structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns pillar, column - a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument) quoin, corner - (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone cross - a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece deathtrap - any structure that is very unsafe; where people are likely to be killed defensive structure, defence, defense - a structure used to defend against attack; "the artillery battered down the defenses" door - a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road); "the office next door"; "they live two doors up the street from us" entablature - (architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof erection - a structure that has been erected establishment - a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence false bottom - a horizontal structure that partitions a ship or box (especially one built close to the actual bottom) storey, floor, story, level - a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?" understructure, groundwork, substructure, base, foundation, fundament, foot - lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" fountain - a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises guide - a structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something card-house, cardcastle, cardhouse, house of cards - an unstable construction with playing cards; "he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed" hull - the frame or body of ship jungle gym - a structure of vertical and horizontal rods where children can climb and play lamination - a layered structure landing place, landing - structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods lookout station, observation tower, observatory, lookout - a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings | |
| 5. | construction - 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" mathematical operation, mathematical process, operation - (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods; "the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation"; "they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic" quadrature - the construction of a square having the same area as some other figure | |
| 6. | construction - an interpretation of a text or action; "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct" interpretation - an explanation that results from interpreting something; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence" | |
| 7. | construction - the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones; "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades" masonry - the craft of a mason house painting, painting - the occupation of a house painter; "house painting was the only craft he knew" plumbery, plumbing - the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building) roofing - the craft of a roofer sheet-metal work - the craft of doing sheet metal work (as in ventilation systems) shingling - the laying on of shingles; "shingling is a craft very different from carpentry" business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business" jerry-building - construction of inferior buildings for a quick profit |
construction
noun
1. building, assembly, creation, formation, composition, erection, fabrication With the exception of teak, this is the finest wood for boat construction.
2. structure, building, edifice, form, figure, shape The British pavilion is an impressive steel and glass construction.
3. (Formal) interpretation, meaning, reading, sense, explanation, rendering, take (informal, chiefly U.S.), inference He put the wrong construction on what he saw.
4. composition, structure, arrangement Avoid complex verbal constructions.
Translations
construction [kənˈstrʌkʃən]
A. N
1. (= act, structure, building) → construcción f
under construction; in course of construction → en construcción
under construction; in course of construction → en construcción
2. (fig) (= interpretation) → interpretación f
to put a wrong construction on sth → interpretar algo mal
it depends what construction one places on his words → depende de cómo se interpreten sus palabras
to put a wrong construction on sth → interpretar algo mal
it depends what construction one places on his words → depende de cómo se interpreten sus palabras
3. (Ling) → construcción f
B. CPD construction company N → compañía f constructora
construction engineer N → ingeniero/a m/f de la construcción
construction industry N → industria f de la construcción
construction engineer N → ingeniero/a m/f de la construcción
construction industry N → industria f de la construcción
construction [kənˈstrʌkʃən] n
(= building) → construction f
to be under construction [building] → être en construction construction company, construction industry, construction site, construction worker
to be under construction [building] → être en construction construction company, construction industry, construction site, construction worker
(= manufacture) [vehicle, machine] → fabrication f
(= structure) → structure f
(grammatical) → construction f
(= interpretation) to put a construction on sth → interpréter qch
construction company n (= building company) → entreprise f en bâtiment
construction industry n → (industrie f du) bâtiment
construction site n → chantier m
construction worker n → ouvrier/ière m/f du bâtiment
construction company n (= building company) → entreprise f en bâtiment
construction industry n → (industrie f du) bâtiment
construction site n → chantier m
construction worker n → ouvrier/ière m/f du bâtiment
construction
construction:
n
(of building, road) → Bau m; (of bridge, machine also, of geometrical figures) → Konstruktion f; (of novel, play etc) → Aufbau m; (of theory) → Entwicklung f, → Konstruktion f; in course of or under construction → in or im Bau
(= way sth is constructed) → Struktur f; (of building) → Bauweise f; (of machine, bridge) → Konstruktion f
(= sth constructed) → Bau m, → Bauwerk nt; (= bridge, machine) → Konstruktion f; primitive constructions → primitive Bauten
construction:
construction industry
n → Bauindustrie f
construction pit
n → Baugrube f
construction site
n → Baustelle f, → Baugelände nt
construction vehicle
n → Baufahrzeug nt
construction worker
n → Bauarbeiter(in) m(f)
construction [kənˈstrʌkʃ/ən] n (gen) → costruzione f (fig) (interpretation) → interpretazione f
under construction → in costruzione
construction [kənˈstrʌkʃ/ən] n (gen) → costruzione f (fig) (interpretation) → interpretazione f
under construction → in costruzione
under construction → in costruzione
construction [kənˈstrʌkʃ/ən] n (gen) → costruzione f (fig) (interpretation) → interpretazione f
under construction → in costruzione
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