reconstruction vs recall

recall vs reconstruction

reconstruction and recall both are nouns.

reconstruction is not a verb while recall is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reconstruction	Yes	No	No	No
recall	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, recall is a hypernym of reconstruction; that is, recall is a word with a broader meaning than reconstruction:

reconstruction: recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall
recall: the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)

Other hypernyms of reconstruction include recollection, reminiscence.

reconstruction (noun)	recall (noun)
the activity of constructing something again	the act of removing an official by petition
recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall	the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence	a call to return
	a bugle call that signals troops to return
	a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)

reconstruction (verb)	recall (verb)
	recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
	cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression
	go back to something earlier
	summon to return
	cause to be returned
	make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution
	bring to mind

Difference between reconstruction and recall

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