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CONSTRUCTION, n. [L.]

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.


Evolution (or devolution) of this word [construction]

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CONSTRUCTION, n. [L.]

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.

CON-STRUC'TION, n. [L. constructio.]

  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 author's 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. – Johnson. The drawing of such lines, such figure, &c., as are previously necessary for making any demonstration appear more plain and undeniable. – Encyc.
  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. – Johnson.

Con*struc"tion
  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. 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.

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Construction

CONSTRUCTION, noun [Latin]

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, etc., 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.

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importance

IMPORT'ANCE, n.

1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance to every human being.

2. Weight or consequence in the scale of being.

Thy own importance know.

Nor bound thy narrow views to things below.

3. Weight or consequence in self-estimation.

He believes himself a man of importance.

4. Thing implied; matter; subject; importunity. [In these senses, obsolete.]

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print

PRINT, v.t. [L. imprimo; in and premo, to press; promptus, pressed or pressing forward.]

1. In general, to take or form letters, characters or figures on paper, cloth or other material by impression. Thus letters are taken on paper by impressing it on types blackened with ink. Figures are printed on cloth by means of blocks or a cylinder. The rolling press is employed to take prints on impressions from copper- plates. Thus we say, to print books, to print calico, to print tunes, music, likenesses, &c.

2. To mark by pressing one thing on another.

On his fiery steed betimes he rode,

That scarcely prints the turf on which he trod.

3. To impress any thing so as to leave its form.

Perhaps some footsteps printed in the clay--

4. To form by impression.

Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh.

PRINT, v.i. To use or practice the art of typography, or of taking impressions of letters, figures and the like.

1. To publish a book. [Elliptical.]

From the moment he prints,he must expect to hear no more of truth.

PRINT, n. A mark made by impression; any line,character, figure or indentation of any form, made by the pressure of one body or thing on another; as the print of the tooth or of the nails in flesh; the print of the foot in sand or snow; the print of a wheel; the print of types on paper. Hence,

1. The impression of types in general, as to form, size, &c.; as a small print; a large print; a fair print.

2. That which impresses its form on any thing; as a butter print; a wooden print.

3. The representation or figure of any thing made by impression; as the print of the face; the print of a temple; prints of antiquities.

4. The state of being printed and published. Diffidence sometimes prevents a man from suffering his works to appear; in print.

I love a ballad in print.

5. A single sheet printed for sale; a newspaper.

The prints, about three days after, were filled with the same terms.

6. Formal method. [Not in use.]

Out of print, a phrase which signifies that, of a printed and published work, there are no copies for sale, or none for sale by the publisher.

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