idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"

conceptualisation, conceptuality, conceptualization - an elaborated concept

notion - a general inclusive concept

category - a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme

rule, regulation - a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation"

attribute, dimension, property - a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property"

abstract, abstraction - a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"

quantity - something that has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable

division, part, section - one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"

whole - all of something including all its component elements or parts; "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature"

natural law, law - a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society

law of nature, law - a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; "the laws of thermodynamics"

lexicalized concept - a concept that is expressed by a word (in some particular language)

hypothesis, theory, possibility - a tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices"

fact - a concept whose truth can be proved; "scientific hypotheses are not facts"

linguistic rule, rule - (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice

customise, customize - make according to requirements; "customize a car"

revet - construct a revetment

create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"

lock - build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels

wattle - build of or with wattle

frame up, frame - construct by fitting or uniting parts together

rebuild, reconstruct - build again; "The house was rebuild after it was hit by a bomb"

groin - build with groins; "The ceiling was groined"

cantilever - construct with girders and beams such that only one end is fixed; "Frank Lloyd Wright liked to cantilever his buildings"

erect, put up, set up, rear, raise - construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"

build - be engaged in building; "These architects build in interesting and new styles"

corduroy - build (a road) from logs laid side by side

channelise, channelize - make a channel for; provide with a channel; "channelize the country for better transportation"

mass-produce - produce on a large scale

make - make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"

raft - make into a raft; "raft these logs"

geometry - the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces

trace, draw, line, delineate, describe - make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"

create by mental act, create mentally - create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands

create by mental act, create mentally - create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands

hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, conjecture, theorise, theorize, hypothecate, suppose - to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"

etymologise, etymologize - construct the history of words