constructional
Americanadjective
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relating to or used in the construction of buildings, roads, bridges, etc.
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relating to the composition, arrangement, or assembling of the parts of a thing.
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relating to the way something is construed or interpreted, especially a contract, law, or constitutional provision.
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essential to the structure of a thing; structural.
Example Sentences
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They entail not only coping with the same adverse economic conditions facing all real estate, but also overcoming regulatory and constructional obstacles that can make conversion difficult and costly.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 18, 2022
Their emphasis on constructional rigor would earn Mr. Kallmann and Mr. McKinnell the sobriquet “Column and Mechanical” in one of their Harvard classes.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2020
The 2012 constructional effort has a little more purpose – in that it creates a park, thousands of homes and a few other things – but it raises similar questions.
From The Guardian ● May 19, 2012
But on the screen, due to constructional troubles, these sure-fire ingredients never quite jell into good melodrama.
From Time Magazine Archive
The nice adjustment of head-caps and corners, although of no constructional value, are the points by which the forwarding of a book is generally valued.
From Bookbinding, and the Care of Books A handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians by Noel Rooke
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