Meaning

• Something constructed from parts.

  "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  "Bohr's theoretical construct of the atom was soon superseded by quantum mechanics."

• (genetics) A segment of nucleic acid, created artificially, for transplantation into a target cell or tissue.

Meaning

• To build or form (something) by assembling parts.

  "We constructed the radio from spares."

• To build (a sentence, an argument, etc.) by arranging words or ideas.

  "A sentence may be constructed with a subject, verb and object."

• To draw (a geometric figure) by following precise specifications and using geometric tools and techniques.

  "Construct a circle that touches each vertex of the given triangle."