construction
pronunciation
How to pronounce construction in British English:
UK [kənˈstrʌkʃn]
How to pronounce construction in American English:
US [kənˈstrʌkʃn]
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- Noun:
- the act of constructing or building something
- the commercial activity involved in constructing buildings
- a thing constructed; a complex construction or entity
- a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
- the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought
- an interpretation of a text or action
- drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem
Word Origin
- construction (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French construction or directly from Latin constructionem (nominative constructio), from construct-, past participle stem of construere "pile up together, accumulate; build, make, erect," from com- "together" (see com-) + struere "to pile up" (see structure (n.)).
Synonym
structure framework make-up layout style format organization constitution form assembly composition design arrangement build
Antonym
Example
- 1. Construction work should begin on 5 march .
- 2. Half that time in my own construction company .
- 3. Sales of construction equipment have plummeted .
- 4. Another 30 houses are under construction .
- 5. More responsive page rendering using lazy frame construction .