reconstruction

See also: Reconstruction

English

Etymology

re- + construction

Noun

reconstruction (plural reconstructions)

  1. A thing that has been reconstructed or restored to an earlier state.
  2. The act of restoring something to an earlier state.
    The reconstruction of the medieval bridge began last year.
  3. A result of an attempt to understand in detail how a certain result or event occurred.
    The detective's reconstruction of what happened that night is dubious.

Hyponyms

  • type reconstruction (software)

Translations


French

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

reconstruction f (plural reconstructions)

  1. reconstruction

Further reading

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