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build
English
Etymology
From Middle English bilden, from Old English byldan (“to build, construct”), from Proto-Germanic *buþlijan? (“to build”), from Proto-Germanic *buþl?, *b?þl? (“house, dwelling, farm”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?uH- (“to become, grow, thrive, be, live, dwell”). Related to Old English bold (“abode, house, dwelling-place, mansion, hall, castle, temple”). More at bottle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?ld/
- Rhymes: -?ld
- Homophone: billed
Verb
build (third-person singular simple present builds, present participle building, simple past and past participle built or (archaic or poetic) builded)
- (transitive) To form (something) by combining materials or parts.
- (transitive) To develop or give form to (something) according to a plan or process.
- (transitive) To increase or strengthen (something) by adding gradually to.
- (transitive) To establish a basis for (something).
- (intransitive) To form by combining materials or parts.
- (intransitive) To develop in magnitude or extent.
- (transitive, computing) To construct (software) by compiling its source code.
- (intransitive, computing, of source code) To be converted into software by compilation, usually with minimal human intervention.
Conjugation
Usage notes
- The simple past tense and past participle used to be builded; however, that form is now archaic, having been superseded by the form built.
- I have seen Him in the watchfires of a hundred circling camps / They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps. (Julia Ward Howe, Battle Hymn of the Republic - 1861)
Synonyms
- (to form by combining materials or parts): construct, erect
- (to develop or give form to according to a plan or process): create
- (to increase or strengthen by adding gradually to): build up, enlarge, increase, strengthen
- (to establish a basis for): base, found, ground
Antonyms
- (to form by combining materials or parts): demolish, destroy, ruin, wreck
- (to increase or strengthen by adding gradually to): decrease, dissipate, weaken
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
build (countable and uncountable, plural builds)
- (countable, uncountable) The physique of a human body; constitution or structure of a human body.
- Rugby players are of sturdy build.
- (computing, countable) Any of various versions of a software product as it is being developed for release to users.
- The computer company has introduced a new prototype build to beta testers.
- (gaming, slang, countable) A structure, such as a building, statue, pool or forest, or a configuration of a character's items or skills, created by the player.
- I made a build that looked like the Parthenon in that game.
- 2005, Bill Slavicsek, Richard Baker, Dungeons & Dragons For Dummies (page 279)
- In fact, thousands of D&D players constantly debate the virtues of various character builds (combinations of race, class, feat, and spell choices) and share their efforts with each other in hundreds of message boards and mailing lists.
Translations
build From the web:
- what building has the most stories
- what building does congress meet in
- what building is pictured below
- what builds muscle
- what buildings are housed in the current capital
- what builds credit
- what building is the legislative branch in
- what building is the judicial branch in
configuration
English
Etymology
From Middle French configuration, from Latin c?nfig?r?ti?.Morphologically configure +? -ation
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /k?n?f??.??re?.??n/
- (US) IPA(key): /k?n?f??.j??re?.??n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
configuration (countable and uncountable, plural configurations)
- Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing's shape; figure; form factor.
- Relative position or aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time.
- The way things are arranged or put together in order to achieve a result.
- (physics, chemistry) The arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure like a crystal.
- (algebra) A finite set of points and lines (and sometimes planes), generally with equal numbers of points per line and equal numbers of lines per point.
Synonyms
- (form): constitution; see also Thesaurus:composition
Related terms
- configure
- configurator
Coordinate terms
- (chemistry): conformation
Translations
French
Pronunciation
Noun
configuration f (plural configurations)
- configuration
Related terms
- configurer
Further reading
- “configuration” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
configuration From the web:
- what configuration means
- what configuration are amino acids
- what configuration method is easier and why
- what configuration uses dashes and arrows
- what configuration is dna in
- what configuration is required for adaptive streaming
- what configuration ends with 6s2
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