sculpture

[ skuhlp-cher ]

/ ˈskʌlp tʃər /

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noun

the art of carving, modeling, welding, or otherwise producing figurative or abstract works of art in three dimensions, as in relief, intaglio, or in the round.

such works of art collectively.

an individual piece of such work.

verb (used with object), sculp·tured, sculp·tur·ing.

to carve, model, weld, or otherwise produce (a piece of sculpture).

to produce a portrait or image of in this way; represent in sculpture.

Physical Geography. to change the form of (the land surface) by erosion.

verb (used without object), sculp·tured, sculp·tur·ing.

to work as a sculptor.

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Origin of sculpture

1350–1400; Middle English (noun) <Latin sculptūra, equivalent to sculpt(us) (past participle of sculpere to carve) + -ūra-ure

OTHER WORDS FROM sculpture

sculp·tur·al, adjectivesculp·tur·al·ly, adverbnon·sculp·tur·al, adjectivenon·sculp·tur·al·ly, adverb

re·sculp·ture, verb (used with object) re·sculp·tured, re·sculp·tur·ing.un·sculp·tur·al, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sculpture

sculptor, sculpture

Words nearby sculpture

sculpsit, sculpt, sculptor, Sculptor's Tool, sculptress, sculpture, sculptured, sculpturesque, scum, scumbag, scumble

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How to use sculpture in a sentence

There are cool sculptures of athletes, like archer Matt Stutzman.
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Another 114 participants rated the extent to which someone described in written accounts of each of the eight situations depicted by the sculptures would express the same 30 emotions or 13 emotional states.
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Grimaces, scowls and doting gazes of ancient human sculptures indicate that there are universal facial expressions that signal the same emotions across cultures, researchers argue.
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Her very first sculpture, a metallic chrome unicorn aptly titled “Space Oracle,” sits on a pedestal directly in front.
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Like trees, these structures provide shelter and serve as attractive pieces of natural sculpture.
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Now, Borkson and Sandoval have created a Rorschach-esq sculpture.
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He emerges, barely, pared to his essence, like a sculpture hacked from ice.
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“Most of the time, the body language was very violent towards the sculpture,” Adicéam said.
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Mrs. De Morgan has produced some impressive works in sculpture.
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He uses the red pipe-stone and other materials in the production of his pipes, which are ingenious specimens of sculpture.
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The Herren Pagoda has three stories, with a pointed roof, and is distinguished for its external sculpture.
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The word able is applicable to those arts which exercise at once the mind and the hand, as painting and sculpture.
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The sculpture and frescoes of the period of course exhibited the depraved taste and debased execution of the times.
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British Dictionary definitions for sculpture

sculpture

/ (ˈskʌlptʃə) /

noun

the art of making figures or designs in relief or the round by carving wood, moulding plaster, etc, or casting metals, etc

works or a work made in this way

ridges or indentations as on a shell, formed by natural processes

the gradual formation of the landscape by erosion

verb (mainly tr)

(also intr) to carve, cast, or fashion (stone, bronze, etc) three dimensionally

to portray (a person, etc) by means of sculpture

to form in the manner of sculpture, esp to shape (landscape) by erosion

to decorate with sculpture

Also (for senses 5–8): sculpt

Derived forms of sculpture

sculptural, adjectivesculpturally, adverb

Word Origin for sculpture

C14: from Latin sculptūra a carving; see sculpt

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sculpture

Origin of sculpture

OTHER WORDS FROM sculpture

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sculpture

Words nearby sculpture

Words related to sculpture

How to use sculpture in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for sculpture

Derived forms of sculpture

Word Origin for sculpture