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Building vs Constructible - What's the difference?

building | constructible |

As a noun building

is the act or process of building.

As a verb building

is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective constructible is

of a land, suitable for constructing a building.

building

English

Etymology 1

(etyl)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (uncountable) The act or process of building.
  • A closed structure with walls and a roof.
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    Synonyms
    * (act or process of building) construction * (closed structure with walls and a roof) edifice * See also
    Derived terms
    * apartment building * * building blocks * building permit * building society * building trade * office building * outbuilding * shipbuilding * bodybuilding * main building

    See also

    * (wikipedia)

    Etymology 2

    See (build)

    Verb

    (head)

    • constructible

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of a land, suitable for constructing a building.
  • Of a building or other thing, capable of being constructed.
  • Allowed to construct.
  • (of a regular polygon) That can be constructed in a plane using only a pair of compasses and a straightedge.
  • (of a complex number) That the line segment joining it to the origin can be constructed using only a pair of compasses and a straightedge.

    • Synonyms

    * buildable

    Antonyms

    * (all meanings) inconstructible * (capable of being constructed) destructible

    External links

    * ("constructible" on Wikipedia)