constructible

English

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Etymology

From construct +‎ -ible.

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Adjective

constructible (not comparable)

  1. Of a land, suitable or allowable for constructing a building on.
  2. Of a building or other thing, capable of being constructed.
  3. (geometry, of a regular polygon) That can be constructed in a plane using only a pair of compasses and a straightedge.
  4. (mathematics, of a complex number) Such that the line segment joining it to the origin can be constructed using only a pair of compasses and a straightedge.
  5. (algebraic geometry, of a subset of the spectrum of a noetherian ring) Admitting description as a finite union of locally closed (with respect to the Zariski topology) sets.

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French

Etymology

From construire +‎ -ible.

Pronunciation

Adjective

constructible (plural constructibles)

  1. constructible, buildable
    Synonym: (usually only of a structure or building; figuratively, of a project or work) bâtissable
    Antonyms: inconstructible, (usually only of a structure or building; figuratively, of a project or work) imbâtissable
  2. (of land) where new buildings are allowed to be built
    Synonym: bâtissable
    Antonyms: inconstructible, imbâtissable

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