sculpture

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Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /ˈskʌlpt͡ʃɚ/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈskʌlptj(ʊ)ə/, /ˈskʌlpt͡ʃə/

Noun

sculpture (uncountable)

1. (countable) A three dimensional work of art created by shaping malleable objects and letting them harden or by chipping away pieces from a rock (sculpting).

   • There, too, in living sculpture, might be seen / The mad affection of the Cretan queen.

2. Works of art created by sculpting, as a group.
3. (zoology) The three-dimensional ornamentation on the outer surface of a shell

Translations

• French: sculpture
• German: Bildhauerkunst, Skulptur
• Italian: scultura
• Portuguese: escultura
• Russian: вая́ние
• Spanish: escultura

Translations

• French: sculpture
• German: Skulptur
• Italian: scultura
• Portuguese: escultura
• Russian: скульпту́ра
• Spanish: escultura

Verb

sculpture (sculptures, present participle sculpturing; past and past participle sculptured)

1. To fashion something into a three-dimensional figure.
2. To represent something in sculpture.
3. To change the shape of a land feature by erosion etc.

Translations

• Spanish: esculpir

Translations

• Spanish: esculpir

Related terms

• sculpt
• sculptor
• sculptureless
• sculpturelike

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