constructional
- adjective
- /kənˈstrʌkʃənl/
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estructural
- During the workshop, participants learned about the constructional techniques used in sustainable architecture.
Examples
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The architect explained the constructional design that would make the building energy-efficient.
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Also, their constructional features and materials used are almost the same.
Blog text (9) -
We go through a big constructional corridor.
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Hayek holds that modern changes dispensed with constructional safeguards, ensuring that elected representatives come to represent the majority.
Academic text (2017) -
Girls are encouraged to engage in calm and nurturing activities and choose pretend/fantasy toys, while boys are encouraged to engage in physical, aggressive, and constructional activities.
Academic text (2008) -
It has begun to appear, with increasing clarity, as that fundamental point from which all identity grows and by which it stands or falls; it is the foundation, the root, the center of gravity, the constructional principle or axis of identity...
Academic text (1992) -
So a lot of the like base long constructional seams, IE side seams, skirt seams, bodice seams, etcetera.
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The engineer emphasized the importance of following constructional plans to ensure the project's success.
Synonyms
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4.2
The parts of a building or object that keep it strong and standing
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9.0
The way parts are arranged to form a structure, like a molecule or building
About how people make new words and structures
Relating to the process of making something new
Surface Forms
Morphology
constructional = construction (transparent) = construct + ion + al
The adjective is built transparently from 'construction' plus '-al', and the meaning 'relating to the way something is built' follows standard English word formation.
Etymology
Constructional comes from construct, which means 'to build' and is like the words construction and structure. So, constructional describes things about how something is built or put together.