construction

Meanings

1. 1
   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

2. 2
   noun

   the act of constructing something

   during the construction we had to take a detour

3. 3
   noun

   the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones

   their main business is home construction

4. 4
   noun

   a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit

   I concluded from their awkward constructions that they were a foreigner.

5. 5
   noun

   an interpretation of a text or action

   They put an unsympathetic construction on the children's conduct.

6. 6
   noun

   The process of constructing.

   Construction is underway on the new bridge.

7. 7
   noun

   Anything that has been constructed.

   The engineer marvelled at his construction.

8. 8
   noun

   The trade of building structures.

   He had worked in construction all his life.

Etymology

From Middle English construccioun, construction, from Old French construction, from Latin cōnstructiō, from cōnstruere. Morphologically construct + -ion.