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- DictionarySculp·ture/ˈskəlpCHər/
noun
- 1. the art of making three-dimensional representative or abstract forms, especially by carving stone or wood or by casting metal or plaster: "the boundary between painting and sculpture is displaced"
verb
- 1. make or represent (a form) by carving, casting, or other shaping techniques: "the choir stalls were each carefully sculptured"
: the action or art of processing (as by carving, modeling, or welding) plastic or hard materials into works of art. b (1) : work produced by sculpture. (2) : a three-dimensional work of art (such as a statue) 2. : impressed or raised markings or a pattern of such especially on a plant or animal part. sculpture. 2 of 2. verb.
sculpture. noun. /ˈskʌlptʃər/. [countable, uncountable] a work of art that is a solid figure or object made by carving or shaping wood, stone, clay, metal, etc. a marble sculpture of Venus He collects modern sculpture.
Britannica Dictionary definition of SCULPTURE. 1. : a piece of art that is made by carving or molding clay, stone, metal, etc. [count] a sculpture of an elephant. an abstract sculpture. [noncount] an exhibit of African sculpture. — compare statue. 2. [noncount] : the process or art of carving or molding clay, stone, metal, etc., into a sculpture.
a piece of art that is made from stone, wood, clay, etc: a wooden sculpture. modern sculpture. sculpture noun (ACTIVITY) B1. the art of making objects from stone, wood, clay, etc: She teaches sculpture at an art school. (Definition of sculpture from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of sculpture.
a piece of art that is made from stone, wood, clay, etc: a wooden sculpture. modern sculpture. sculpture noun (ACTIVITY) B1. the art of making objects from stone, wood, clay, etc: She teaches sculpture at an art school. (Definition of sculpture from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of sculpture.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Sculpture sculp‧ture /ˈskʌlptʃə $ -ər/ noun 1 [ countable, uncountable] an object made out of stone, wood, clay etc by an artist sculpture of a sculpture of an elephant an exhibition of sculpture 2 [ uncountable] the art of making objects out of stone, wood, clay etc COLLOCATION...
sculpture, Three-dimensional art produced especially by forming hard or plastic materials into three-dimensional objects, usually by carving or modeling.
