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sculpture

[skuhlp-cher]

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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.

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verb (used with object)

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.

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verb (used without object)

to work as a sculptor.

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

Related forms

sculp·tur·al, adjective

sculp·tur·al·ly, adverb

non·sculp·tur·al, adjective

non·sculp·tur·al·ly, adverb

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

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un·sculp·tur·al, adjective

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Can be confused: sculptor, sculpture.

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For prospective sculpture students, the questions only increase.

The sculpture is the creation of the young artists' collective.

Using computed tomography, researchers uncover the original molds for the royal sculpture.

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For prospective sculpture students, the questions only increase.

The sculpture is the creation of the young artists' collective.

Using computed tomography, researchers uncover the original molds for the royal sculpture.

What will be indoors there hopefully will resemble sculpture.

Maxi designed the plywood tree sculpture and plywood umbrella caddy.

It's the smallest three-dimensional sculpture ever made: a bull the size of a red blood cell.

Our branch library had a sculpture that my mom checked out over and over again.

Nasher's stunning private collection in the peaceful sculpture garden in the heart of the city and enjoy lunch indoors or out.

The white and yellow sine waves in the sculpture are actually fluorescent lights.

Visitors can watch history in the making, as drilling and blasting continue on the rest of the sculpture.

Its paths led to sculpture gardens and satellite patios tucked beneath shade trees.

For decades, paleoartists have told the story of human evolution through sculpture and drawing.

Treks of varying distances transport you into veritable sculpture gardens full of eerie hoodoo.

Believe he notest a model of a whale fluke and thought the sculpture had made a mistake with the bumps on the leading edge.

He operates in a variety of mediums, from sculpture to painting, and frequently incorporates found objects into his work.

If you don't have time for a show, wander the outdoor sculpture garden or stroll the lake path, which has great views of the.

It's the first sculpture he has made out of gadget parts.

Treks of varying distances transport you into veritable sculpture gardens full.

Each winner receives a reproduction of the sculpture.

Check out the sculpture garden while the kids climb around in playhouses hand-carved from stumps.

Cybermechanical sculpture is perhaps one way to describe it.

Lost-wax casting is a way to reproduce a sculpture or piece of jewelry directly from an original.

Sculpture in a native garden needs to be bold to stand up to the wildness of the plants.

The sculpture is deliberately designed to restrict movement and freeze the participant.

Each handmade sculpture is unique and may vary slightly.

The detail and scope of the sculpture is a delight to see.

Fabulous gift shop and art nouveau café overlooking serene courtyard with sculpture.

Chris works as a housing admissions administrator at a nearby college and teaches art sculpture.

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World English Dictionary

sculpture (ˈskʌlptʃə)

—n
1.	the art of making figures or designs in relief or the round by carving wood, moulding plaster, etc, or casting metals, etc
2.	works or a work made in this way
3.	ridges or indentations as on a shell, formed by natural processes
4.	the gradual formation of the landscape by erosion

—vb
5.	(also intr) to carve, cast, or fashion (stone, bronze, etc) three dimensionally
6.	to portray (a person, etc) by means of sculpture
7.	to form in the manner of sculpture, esp to shape (landscape) by erosion
8.	to decorate with sculpture

[C14: from Latin sculptūra a carving; see sculpt]

'sculptural

—*adj*

'sculpturally

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

sculpture

1390, from L. sculptura "sculpture," from pp. stem of sculpere "to carve, engrave," back-formation from compounds such as exculpere, from scalpere "to carve, cut," from PIE base *(s)kel- "to cut, cleave." Sculptor is first recorded 1634, from L. sculptor, from sculpere.

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