construct
Something constructed from parts.
Example
“The artwork was a construct of wire and tubes.”
Other meanings
A concept or model.
“Bohr's theoretical construct of the atom was soon superseded by quantum mechanics.”
A segment of nucleic acid, created artificially, for transplantation into a target cell or tissue.
Synonyms
- concept
- idea
- model
- notion
- representation
Related words
- nanoconstruct
- subconstruct
- construct state
- social construct
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "cōnstrūctus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “construct” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.