sculpture
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sculpture
- /ˈskʌlpt͡ʃɚ/ US
- /ˈskʌlptj(ʊ)ə/ UK
- /ˈskʌlpt͡ʃə/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English sculpture, from Old French sculpture, from Latin sculptūra (“sculpture”), from sculpō (“to cut out, to carve in stone”).
noun sculptures
- 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.
- More generally (since modernism), a three-dimensional work of art of any material or of mixed materials, whether sculpted, assembled, found, constructed or created using multiple techniques.
- Works of art created by sculpting, as a group.
- The three-dimensional ornamentation on the outer surface of a shell.
- A printed picture, such as an engraving. Whereas upon the humble Requeſt of Our Truſty and Wel-beloved Servant, JOHN OGILBY, Eſquire, We were Graciouſly pleaſed by Our Warrant of the 25. of May, in the ſeventeenth Year of Our Reign, to grant him the ſole Privilege and Immunity of Printing in fair Volumes, Adorned with Sculptures, Virgil Tr
verb sculptures · sculpturing · sculptured
- To fashion something into a three-dimensional figure.
- To represent something in sculpture.
- To change the shape of a land feature by erosion etc.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sculpt, carving, grave, statue, sculptor, sculpting, mural, engraving, figure, pattern, award, plastic, statues, eagle, statuary, figurine
Translations
Every language
noun work of art created by sculpting
| Español | escultura |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 조각 jogak |
| 日本語 | 彫刻 chōkoku |
| 中文 | 雕塑 diāosù, 雕像 diāoxiàng |
| हिन्दी | शिल्पकला śilpaklā, प्रतिमा pratimā |
| Kiswahili | kinyago |
| Português | escultura |
| Français | sculpture |
| Deutsch | Skulptur |
| Italiano | scultura |
| Ελληνικά | γλυπτό glyptó |
| Română | sculptură |
| Русский | скульпту́ра skulʹptúra, извая́ние izvajánije, ста́туя státuja |
| Tiếng Việt | tượng |
| العربية | تِمْثَال timṯāl, مَنْحُوتَة manḥūta, مُجَسَّم mujassam |
| עברית | פֶּסֶל pésel |
noun art of sculpting
| Español | escultura, esculpidura |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 조각 jogak |
| 日本語 | 彫刻 chōkoku |
| 中文 | 雕塑 diāosù |
| हिन्दी | शिल्पकला śilpaklā |
| Português | escultura |
| Français | sculpture |
| Deutsch | Bildhauerkunst, Bildhauerei |
| Italiano | scultura |
| Ελληνικά | γλυπτική glyptikí |
| Română | sculptură |
| Русский | вая́ние vajánije, скульпту́ра skulʹptúra, ле́пка lépka |
| Tiếng Việt | điêu khắc |
| العربية | نَحْت naḥt |
Talk about this word "sculpture." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sculpture. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sculpture. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sculpture "sculpture." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sculpture.Cite this
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title = {sculpture},
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