Definition of Sculpture

1. Verb. Create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material. "Did he sculpture his major works over a short period of time?"; "Sculpt a swan out of a block of ice"

Exact synonyms: Sculpt
Category relationships: Art, Artistic Creation, Artistic Production
Related verbs: Grave, Sculpt
Generic synonyms: Forge, Form, Mold, Mould, Shape, Work
Derivative terms: Sculptor, Sculpturer

2. Noun. A three-dimensional work of plastic art.

3. Verb. Shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it. "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband"
Exact synonyms: Grave, Sculpt
Generic synonyms: Carve
Related verbs: Sculpt
Derivative terms: Sculptor, Sculpturer

4. Noun. Creating figures or designs in three dimensions.
Exact synonyms: Carving
Generic synonyms: Art, Artistic Creation, Artistic Production, Beaux Arts, Fine Arts
Specialized synonyms: Modeling, Modelling, Molding, Moulding
Derivative terms: Carve, Sculpt, Sculpt

Definition of Sculpture

1. n. The art of carving, cutting, or hewing wood, stone, metal, etc., into statues, ornaments, etc., or into figures, as of men, or other things; hence, the art of producing figures and groups, whether in plastic or hard materials.

2. v. t. To form with the chisel on, in, or from, wood, stone, or metal; to carve; to engrave.

Definition of Sculpture

1. Noun. The art of shaping figures or designs in the round or in relief, professionally performed by a sculptor ¹

2. Noun. A work of art created by sculpting. ¹

3. Noun. Works of art created by sculpting, as a group. ¹

4. Verb. To fashion something into a three-dimensional figure. ¹

5. Verb. To represent something in sculpture. ¹

6. Verb. To change the shape of a land feature by erosion etc. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sculpture

1. [v -TURED, -TURING, -TURES]

Medical Definition of Sculpture

1. 1. The art of carving, cutting, or hewing wood, stone, metal, etc, into statues, ornaments, etc, or into figures, as of men, or other things; hence, the art of producing figures and groups, whether in plastic or hard materials. 2. Carved work modeled of, or cut upon, wood, stone, metal, etc. "There, too, in living sculpture, might be seen The mad affection of the Cretan queen." (Dryden) Origin: L. Sculptura: cf. F. Sculpture. To form with the chisel on, in, or from, wood, stone, or metal; to carve; to engrave. Sculptured tortoise, a common North American wood tortoise (Glyptemys insculpta). The shell is marked with strong grooving and ridges which resemble sculptured figures. Origin: Sculptured; Sculpturing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sculpture

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