| sculpture | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. sculpture | a three-dimensional work of plastic art. |
| ~ bronze | a sculpture made of bronze. |
| ~ bust | a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person. |
| ~ carving | a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape. |
| ~ marble | a sculpture carved from marble. |
| ~ mobile | sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced parts can be set in motion by air currents. |
| ~ clay sculpture, modeling, moulding, molding, mould, mold | sculpture produced by molding. |
| ~ plastic art | the arts of shaping or modeling; carving and sculpture. |
| ~ relievo, rilievo, sculptural relief, embossment, relief | sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background. |
| ~ stabile | a sculpture having fixed units (usually constructed of sheet metal) and attached to a fixed support. |
| ~ statue | a sculpture representing a human or animal. |
| ~ solid figure, three-dimensional figure | a three-dimensional shape. |
| n. (act) | 2. carving, sculpture | creating figures or designs in three dimensions. |
| ~ artistic creation, artistic production, art | the creation of beautiful or significant things.; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" |
| ~ modelling, modeling, moulding, molding | a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied. |
| ~ beaux arts, fine arts | the study and creation of visual works of art. |
| v. (creation) | 3. sculpt, sculpture | create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material.; "sculpt a swan out of a block of ice" |
| ~ artistic creation, artistic production, art | the creation of beautiful or significant things.; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" |
| ~ grave, sculpt, sculpture | shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it.; "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband" |
| ~ shape, mould, mold, form, forge, work | make something, usually for a specific function.; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" |
| v. (contact) | 4. grave, sculpt, sculpture | shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it.; "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband" |
| ~ carve | form by carving.; "Carve a flower from the ice" |
| ~ sculpt, sculpture | create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material.; "sculpt a swan out of a block of ice" |
| engrave | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. engrave, grave, inscribe, scratch | carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface.; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree" |
| ~ chip at, carve | engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface.; "carve one's name into the bark" |
| ~ engrave, etch | carve or cut a design or letters into.; "engrave the pen with the owner's name" |
| ~ character | engrave or inscribe characters on. |
| v. (emotion) | 2. engrave | impress or affect deeply.; "The event engraved itself into her memory" |
| ~ impress, strike, affect, move | have an emotional or cognitive impact upon.; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" |
| v. (creation) | 3. engrave, etch | carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block.; "engrave a letter" |
| ~ artistic creation, artistic production, art | the creation of beautiful or significant things.; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" |
| ~ print | make into a print.; "print the negative" |
| ~ benday | reproduce by the Benday process. |
| ~ stipple | engrave by means of dots and flicks. |
| v. (contact) | 4. engrave, etch | carve or cut a design or letters into.; "engrave the pen with the owner's name" |
| ~ chip at, carve | engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface.; "carve one's name into the bark" |
| ~ engrave, inscribe, grave, scratch | carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface.; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree" |
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