| construct | |
| 1. n. Something constructed from parts. | |
| The artwork was a construct of wire and tubes. | |
| Loops and conditional statements are constructs in computer programming. | |
| 2. n. A concept or model. | |
| Bohr's theoretical construct of the atom was soon superseded by quantum mechanics. | |
| 3. n. (genetics) A segment of nucleic acid, created artificially, for transplantation into a target cell or tissue. | |
| 4. v. To build or form (something) by assembling parts. | |
| We constructed the radio from spares. | |
| 5. v. To build (a sentence, an argument, etc.) by arranging words or ideas. | |
| A sentence may be constructed with a subject, verb and object. | |
| 6. v. (transitive, geometry) To draw (a geometric figure) by following precise specifications and using geometric tools and techniques. | |
| Construct a circle that touches each vertex of the given triangle. | |
