different between physique vs construction

English

Etymology

From French physique.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -i?k

Noun

physique (plural physiques)

1. The natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person.

   Synonym: body

2. (bodybuilding) The trained muscular structure of a person's body.

Translations

Derived terms

• physique magazine

French

Etymology

From Latin physicus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi.zik/

Adjective

physique (plural physiques)

1. physical, sportive

   Monter un immeuble d'une centaine d'étages par les escaliers est une activité plutôt physique.

Derived terms

• personne physique

Noun

physique m (plural physiques)

1. physique

   Certaines personnes jugent les gens seulement sur leur physique.

   Certains métiers nécessitent un bon physique et un entraînement régulier.

Derived terms

• avoir le physique de l'emploi

Noun

physique f (plural physiques)

1. physics

   Ses matières préférées sont la chimie et la physique.

Derived terms

• physique des particules

Related terms

• physicien

Further reading

• “physique” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French construction, from Latin c?nstructi?, from c?nstruere, present active infinitive of c?nstru?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?st??k??n/
• Rhymes: -?k??n

Noun

construction (countable and uncountable, plural constructions)

1. The process of constructing.

   Construction is underway on the new bridge.

2. Anything that has been constructed.

   The engineer marvelled at his construction.

3. The trade of building structures.

   He had worked in construction all his life.

4. A building, model or some other structure.

   The office was a construction of steel and glass.

5. (art) A (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc.

   "Construction in string and clockwork" took first prize.

6. The manner in which something is built.

   A thing of simple construction.
7. (grammar) A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase.
8. The act or result of construing the meaning of something.

   American conservatives tend to favor strict construction of the Constitution.

9. The meaning or interpretation of a text, action etc.; the way something is viewed by an observer or onlooker.
   • 1992, Hilary Mantel, A Place of Greater Safety, Harper Perennial 2007, p. 95:

     He had considered sending Lucille away to stay with relations. But then people might have put the worst construction on it – might believe she had done something she shouldn't have.

10. (geometry) A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass.

Synonyms

• building

Antonyms

• destruction

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• construction in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• construction in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• construction at OneLook Dictionary Search

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin c?nstructi?, c?nstructi?nem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??s.t?yk.sj??/

Noun

construction f (plural constructions)

1. construction

Derived terms

• matériau de construction

Related terms

• construire