Construct (comics)
WordNet
noun
(1) An abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
verb
(2) Reassemble mentally
"Reconstruct the events of 20 years ago"
(3) Draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions
"Construct an equilateral triangle"
(4) Put together out of components or parts
"The company fabricates plastic chairs"
"They manufacture small toys"
(5) Make by combining materials and parts
"This little pig made his house out of straw"
"Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
(6) Create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts
"Construct a proof"
"Construct an argument"
(7) Create by linking linguistic units
"Construct a sentence"
"Construct a paragraph"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From < + .
Noun
- Something constructed from parts.
- The artwork was a construct of wire and tubes.
- A concept or model.
- Bohr's theoretical construct of the atom was soon superseded by quantum mechanics.
Synonyms
- (something constructed from parts): construction
- (concept, model): concept, idea, model, notion, representation
Verb
- To build or form (something) by assembling parts.
- We constructed the radio from spares.
- Similarly, to build (a sentence or an argument) by arranging words or ideas.
- A sentence may be constructed with a subject, verb and object.
- 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.
Synonyms
- (build or form by assembling parts): assemble, build, form, make, put together
- (build (a sentence or argument)): form
- (draw (a geometric figure)):
Antonyms
- (build or form by assembling parts): destroy, disassemble, dismantle, take apart