单词 | sculpture |
释义 | Word Frequency sculpture(ˈskʌlptʃə) noun 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 verb (mainly tr) Also (for senses 5–8): sculpt5. (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 Derived forms sculptural (ˈsculptural) adjective sculpturally (ˈsculpturally) adverb Word origin C14: from Latin sculptūra a carving; see sculpt |
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