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Synonyms for construction
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kuhn-struhk-shuhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : kənˈstrʌk ʃən |
Top 10 synonyms for construction
- build
- cast
- composition
- conception
- constitution
- construal
- contour
- cut
- definition
- disposition
- edifice
- elevation
- erecting
- erection
- exegesis
- explication
- exposé
- exposition
- fabric
- fabricating
- fabrication
- figuration
- figure
- form
- format
- formation
- foundation
- improvisation
- inference
- interpretation
- invention
- makeup
- making
- mold
- origination
- outline
- prefab
- prefabrication
- putting up
- raising
- reading
- rearing
- rendering
- rendition
- roadwork
- shape
- systematization
- translation
- turn
- type
- version
Définition of construction
Origin :- 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.)).
- noun creation, building
- noun explanation
- The construction of the furnaces is of the ordinary French pattern.
- Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 » by Various
- His notes on special words and on the construction of sentences are often very interesting.
- Extract from : « Apu Ollantay » by Anonymous
- In its construction the principles of defilade have been completely ignored.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- Identically the same thing is done in the construction of the flying machine.
- Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
- Bamboo is used in the construction of the body frame, and also for the frame of the tail.
- Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
- All the details of construction are shown in the accompanying illustration.
- Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
- It has cost over $200,000, and it was in course of designing and construction two years.
- Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
- Contrast the construction of bebeorgan a few lines below (l. 1759), where the dat.
- Extract from : « Beowulf » by Unknown
- Indeed the form of the construction of our churches was taken from these Roman basilica.
- Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
- From the construction of these cups it is evident that the Saxon allowed no “heel-taps.”
- Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
Antonyms for construction
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