construction vs lapse

construction

noun
  • The process of constructing. 

  • The meaning or interpretation of a text, action etc.; the way something is viewed by an observer or onlooker. 

  • The trade of building structures. 

  • Anything that has been constructed. 

  • A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass. 

  • A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase. 

  • A (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc. 

  • A building, model or some other structure. 

  • The manner in which something is built. 

  • The act or result of construing the meaning of something. 

lapse

noun
  • An interval of time between events. 

  • A decline or fall in standards. 

  • A common-law rule that if the person to whom property is willed were to die before the testator, then the gift would be ineffective. 

  • A pause in continuity. 

  • A marked decrease in air temperature with increasing altitude because the ground is warmer than the surrounding air. 

  • A fall or apostasy. 

  • A temporary failure; a slip. 

  • A termination of a right etc., through disuse or neglect. 

  • memory lapse 

verb
  • To fall away gradually; to subside. 

  • To slip into a bad habit that one is trying to avoid. 

  • To become void. 

  • To fall into error or heresy. 

  • To fall or pass from one proprietor to another, or from the original destination, by the omission, negligence, or failure of somebody, such as a patron or legatee. 

How often have the words construction and lapse occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )