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Webster 1913 Edition
Construction
Con-struc′tion
,Noun.
[L.
constructio
: cf. F. construction
.] 1.
The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.
2.
The form or manner of building or putting together the parts of anything; structure; arrangement.
An astrolabe of peculiar
construction
. Whewell.
3.
(Gram.)
The arrangement and connection of words in a sentence; syntactical arrangement.
Some particles . . . in certain
constructions
have the sense of a whole sentence contained in them. Locke.
4.
The method of construing, interpreting, or explaining a declaration or fact; an attributed sense or meaning; understanding; explanation; interpretation; sense.
Any person . . . might, by the sort of
construction
that would be put on this act, become liable to the penalties of treason. Hallam.
Strictly
, the term
[construction
] signifies determining the meaning and proper effect of language by a consideration of the subject matter and attendant circumstances in connection with the words employed. Abbott.
Interpretation properly precedes
construction
, but it does not go beyond the written text. Parsons.
Construction of an equation
(Math.)
, the drawing of such lines and figures as will represent geometrically the quantities in the equation, and their relations to each other.
– Construction train
(Railroad)
, a train for transporting men and materials for construction or repairs.
Webster 1828 Edition
Construction
CONSTRUCTION
,Noun.
1.
The act of building, or of devising and forming; fabrication.2.
The form of building; the manner of putting together the parts of a building, a machine, or a system; structure; conformation.The sailing of a ship and its capacity depend chiefly on its construction.
3.
In grammar, syntax, or the arrangement and connection of words in a sentence, according to established usages, or the practice of good writers and speakers.4.
Sense; meaning; interpretation; explanation; or the manner of understanding the arrangement of words, or of understanding facts. Let us find the true construction; or let us give the authors words a sound, rational, consistent construction. What construction can be put upon this affair, or upon the conduct of a man?5.
The manner of describing a figure or problem in geometry. The drawing of such lines, such figure, &c., as are previously necessary for making any demonstration appear more plain and undeniable.6.
In algebra, the construction of equations is the method of reducing a known equation into lines and figures, in order to a geometrical demonstration.