constructivism

[ kuhn-struhk-tuh-viz-uhm ]

/ kənˈstrʌk təˌvɪz əm /

noun (sometimes initial capital letter)

Fine Arts. a nonrepresentational style of art developed by a group of Russian artists principally in the early 20th century, characterized chiefly by a severely formal organization of mass, volume, and space, and by the employment of modern industrial materials.Compare suprematism.

Theater. a style of scenic design characterized by abstraction, simplification, and stylization rather than realistic imitation.

Origin of constructivism

First recorded in 1920–25; constructive + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM constructivism

con·struc·tiv·ist, noun, adjective

Words nearby constructivism

construction loan, construction paper, constructive, constructive dismissal, constructive interference, constructivism, constructor, construct state, construe, consubstantial, consubstantiate

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British Dictionary definitions for constructivism

constructivism

/ (kənˈstrʌktɪˌvɪzəm) /

noun

a movement in abstract art evolved in Russia after World War I, primarily by Naum Gabo, which explored the use of movement and machine-age materials in sculpture and had considerable influence on modern art and architecture

philosophy the theory that mathematical entities do not exist independently of our construction of themCompare intuitionism (def. 4), finitism

Derived forms of constructivism

constructivist, adjective, noun

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单词	constructivism
释义	constructivism [ kuhn-struhk-tuh-viz-uhm ] / kənˈstrʌk təˌvɪz əm / noun (sometimes initial capital letter) Fine Arts. a nonrepresentational style of art developed by a group of Russian artists principally in the early 20th century, characterized chiefly by a severely formal organization of mass, volume, and space, and by the employment of modern industrial materials.Compare suprematism. Theater. a style of scenic design characterized by abstraction, simplification, and stylization rather than realistic imitation. Origin of constructivism First recorded in 1920–25; constructive + -ism OTHER WORDS FROM constructivism con·struc·tiv·ist, noun, adjective Words nearby constructivism construction loan, construction paper, constructive, constructive dismissal, constructive interference, constructivism, constructor, construct state, construe, consubstantial, consubstantiate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for constructivism constructivism / (kənˈstrʌktɪˌvɪzəm) / noun a movement in abstract art evolved in Russia after World War I, primarily by Naum Gabo, which explored the use of movement and machine-age materials in sculpture and had considerable influence on modern art and architecture philosophy the theory that mathematical entities do not exist independently of our construction of themCompare intuitionism (def. 4), finitism Derived forms of constructivism constructivist, adjective, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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