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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sculp•tured (skulp′chərd),USA pronunciation adj. - having a surface or shape molded, marked, carved, indented, etc., by or as if by sculpture:sculptured leather belts.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sculp•ture /ˈskʌlptʃɚ/USA pronunciation n., v., -tured, -tur•ing. n. - Fine Art[uncountable] the art of carving or modeling art in three dimensions, as by using marble, metal, etc.
- Fine Art such works of art thought of as a group:[uncountable]studying the sculpture of Auguste Rodin.
- Fine Art a piece of such work:[countable]a sculpture by Rodin.
v. [~ + object] - Fine Artto carve or model (a piece of sculpture):to sculpture a statue.
- Fine Artto produce an image of (someone or something) in this way:The artist wished to sculpture her from the first day he saw her.
sculp•tur•al, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sculp•ture (skulp′chər),USA pronunciation n., v., -tured, -tur•ing. n. - Fine Artthe 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.
- Fine Artsuch works of art collectively.
- Fine Artan individual piece of such work.
v.t. - Fine Artto carve, model, weld, or otherwise produce (a piece of sculpture).
- Fine Artto produce a portrait or image of in this way;
represent in sculpture. - Geography[Physical Geog.]to change the form of (the land surface) by erosion.
v.i. - Fine Artto work as a sculptor.
- Latin sculptūra, equivalent. to sculpt(us) (past participle of sculpere to carve) + -ūra -ure
- Middle English (noun, nominal) 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sculpture /ˈskʌlptʃə/ n - the art of making figures or designs in relief or the round by carving wood, moulding plaster, etc, or casting metals, etc
- works or a work made in this way
- ridges or indentations as on a shell, formed by natural processes
vb (mainly tr)- (also intr) to carve, cast, or fashion (stone, bronze, etc) three dimensionally
- to portray (a person, etc) by means of sculpture
- to form in the manner of sculpture, esp to shape (landscape) by erosion
- to decorate with sculpture
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin sculptūra a carving; see sculptˈsculptural adj |