construct
/ˈkɑn.stɹʌkt/ noun B2- Something constructed from parts. · The artwork was a construct of wire and tubes.· Loops and conditional statements are constructs in computer programming.
- 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 · Bohr's theoretical construct of the atom was soon superseded by quantum mechanics.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.
Plural constructs
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“Do you mean to say that anyone holding these three papers, and without the seven others, could construct a Bruce-Partington submarine?”
They hired thousands of hardworking laborers to construct the route through difficult terrain.
By examining these microscopic pockets, we can construct highly accurate models of global climate patterns over hundreds of millennia.
Authors carefully construct their sentences to create a specific musicality, using short phrases to build momentum or flowing syntax to evoke tranquility.
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