construct

Definition

Something constructed from parts.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnstrūctus, from cōnstruō (“to heap together”), from com- (“together”) + struō (“I heap up, pile”). Doublet of construe.

Example Sentences

• "The artwork was a construct of wire and tubes."
• "Loops and conditional statements are constructs in computer programming."
• "Bohr's theoretical construct of the atom was soon superseded by quantum mechanics."