sculpture
[ skuhlp-cher ]
/ ˈskʌlp tʃər /
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.
verb (used without object), sculp·tured, sculp·tur·ing.
to work as a sculptor.
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
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sculpture
sculptor sculptureWords nearby sculpture
sculpsit,
sculpt,
sculptor,
sculptor's tool,
sculptress,
sculpture,
sculptured,
sculpturesque,
scultch,
scultetus bandage,
scum
Example sentences from the Web for sculpture
British Dictionary definitions for sculpture
sculpture
/ (ˈskʌlptʃə) /
noun
verb (mainly tr)
Also (for senses 5–8):
sculpt
Derived forms of sculpture
sculptural, adjective sculpturally, adverbWord Origin for sculpture
C14: from Latin
sculptūra a carving; see
sculpt