Definitions for construction
kənˈstrʌk ʃəncon·struc·tion

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. construction, buildingnoun

   the act of constructing something

   "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats"

2. construction, grammatical construction, expressionnoun

   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"

3. construction, mental synthesisnoun

   the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought

4. structure, constructionnoun

   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"

5. constructionnoun

   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"

6. construction, twistnoun

   an interpretation of a text or action

   "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct"

7. construction, buildingnoun

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

   "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. constructionnoun

   The process of constructing.

   Construction is underway on the new bridge.

   Etymology: From constructio, from construere, present active infinitive of construo.

2. constructionnoun

   Anything that has been constructed.

   The engineer marvelled at his construction.

   Etymology: From constructio, from construere, present active infinitive of construo.

3. constructionnoun

   The trade of building structures

   He had worked in construction all his life.

   Etymology: From constructio, from construere, present active infinitive of construo.

4. constructionnoun

   A building, model or some other structure

   The office was a construction of steel and glass

   Etymology: From constructio, from construere, present active infinitive of construo.

5. constructionnoun

   A (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc.

   "Construction in string and clockwork" took first prize

   Etymology: From constructio, from construere, present active infinitive of construo.

6. constructionnoun

   The manner in which something is built.

   A thing of simple construction

   Etymology: From constructio, from construere, present active infinitive of construo.

7. constructionnoun

   A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase.

   Etymology: From constructio, from construere, present active infinitive of construo.

8. constructionnoun

   The act or result of construing the meaning of something.

   American conservatives tend to favor strict construction of the Constitution.

   Etymology: From constructio, from construere, present active infinitive of construo.

9. constructionnoun

   The meaning or interpretation of a text, action etc.; the way something is viewed by an observer or onlooker.

   Etymology: From constructio, from construere, present active infinitive of construo.

10. constructionnoun

    A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass.

    Etymology: From constructio, from construere, present active infinitive of construo.

Wikipedia(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Construction

   Construction is a general term meaning the art and science to form objects, systems, or organizations, and comes from Latin constructio (from com- "together" and struere "to pile up") and Old French construction. To construct is the verb: the act of building, and the noun is construction: how something is built, the nature of its structure. In its most widely used context, construction covers the processes involved in delivering buildings, infrastructure and industrial facilities, and associated activities through to the end of their life. It typically starts with planning, financing, and design, and continues until the asset is built and ready for use; construction also covers repairs and maintenance work, any works to expand, extend and improve the asset, and its eventual demolition, dismantling or decommissioning. As an industry sector, construction accounts for more than 10% of global GDP (6-9% in developed countries) and employs around 7% of the global workforce - over 273m people. The output of the global construction industry was worth an estimated $10.8 trillion in 2017.

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Constructionnoun

   the process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition

   Etymology: [L. constructio: cf. F. construction.]

2. Constructionnoun

   the form or manner of building or putting together the parts of anything; structure; arrangement

   Etymology: [L. constructio: cf. F. construction.]

3. Constructionnoun

   the arrangement and connection of words in a sentence; syntactical arrangement

   Etymology: [L. constructio: cf. F. construction.]

4. Constructionnoun

   the method of construing, interpreting, or explaining a declaration or fact; an attributed sense or meaning; understanding; explanation; interpretation; sense

   Etymology: [L. constructio: cf. F. construction.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Construction

   In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking. Normally, the job is managed by a project manager, and supervised by a construction manager, design engineer, construction engineer or project architect. For the successful execution of a project, effective planning is essential. Involved with the design and execution of the infrastructure in question must consider the environmental impact of the job, the successful scheduling, budgeting, construction site safety, availability of building materials, logistics, inconvenience to the public caused by construction delays and bidding, etc.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. construction

   In naval architecture, is to give the ship such a form as may be most suitable for the service for which she is designed. In navigation, it is the method of ascertaining a ship's course by trigonometrical diagrams. (See INSPECTION.)

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. construction

   The intuitive, perfect, easy, accurate, simple, specific ability, capacity, experience, knowledge, training, qualifications and skills to construct.

   The construction of the houses was so easy, they managed to secure the employees to work on the construction sites.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 18, 2020  

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1. construction

   The construction symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the construction symbol and its characteristic.

Matched Categories

1. • Artifact
   • Commercial Enterprise
   • Creating From Raw Materials
   • Interpretation
   • Mathematical Process
   • Thinking

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'construction' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1608

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'construction' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4018

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'construction' in Nouns Frequency: #705

How to pronounce construction?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say construction in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of construction in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of construction in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of construction in a Sentence

1. State Department spokesman John Kirby:

   So there wouldn't be any IAEA or other restrictions on new construction at that site were they to occur.

2. Dai Zhihao:

   Although new production capacity construction has been restricted well, the elimination of existing capacity has been held back for a variety of reasons and it is hard to be optimistic.

3. Antony Blinken:

   President Biden has been very clear for a long time in President Biden view that Nord Stream 2 is Nord Stream, i also made clear that firms engaged in pipeline construction risked State Antony Blinken sanctions.

4. Nick Elsden:

   Construction for Crossrail is providing rare and exciting opportunities for archaeologists to excavate and study areas of London that would ordinarily be inaccessible, there are up to 19.6 feet of archaeology on site, in what is one of the oldest areas of the city, so we stand to learn a great deal.

5. Mike Fratantoni:

   Builders are delaying starting new construction because of the marked increase in costs for lumber and other inputs.

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