Constructional Meaning
/kəˈnstrʌkʃən/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf, pertaining to, or obtained by construction.
Sentence Examples
The constructional details were carefully planned.
The constructional phase took several months.
The engineer identified a major constructional flaw in the bridge.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The engineer reviewed the ____ plans for the bridge support system.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ details were carefully planned.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English construction Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English constructional From construction + -al.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"What mortal conception of constructional power and grace can equal the gothic cathedral of the middle age, in which we see a proportion and a delicacy . . ."
— 1862, Alexander Penrose Forbes, Sermons on the grace of God and other cognate subjects:
"To keep constructional costs to a minimum track formations were narrower than is now customary, many tunnels were unlined, timber was largely used for bridging, and 85 lb. per yd. rails were regarded as adequate."
— 1941 March, “Notes and News: Modernising a Main Line”, in Railway Magazine, page 133:
"The bodywork employs, where possible, the same constructional methods as for the standard B.R. coaching stock, in order to utilise existing jigs and press tools."
— 1959 March, “The 2,500 h.p. electric locomotives for the Kent Coast electrification”, in Trains Illustrated, page 125:
"After some quite speedy constructional work the line was opened to traffic on January 2, 1865."
— 1961 October, 'Voyageur', “The Cockermouth, Keswick & Penrith Railway”, in Trains Illustrated, page 598:
"Between 1820 and 1849, wooden toys were made in Pennsylvania by Asa Crandall, the father of Charles M. Crandall who made games, picture blocks and puzzles such as 'Pigs in Clover'. It was Charles M. Crandall who made the constructional game of acrobats, ,the limbs fitting together with grooves and the parts painted."
— 1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 144:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The engineer reviewed the ____ plans for the bridge support system.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ details were carefully planned.