sculpture

Meaning

Noun

1. A three dimensional work of art created by shaping malleable objects and letting them harden or by chipping away pieces from a rock (sculpting).
2. Works of art created by sculpting, as a group.
3. The three-dimensional ornamentation on the outer surface of a shell.
4. A printed picture, such as an engraving.

Verb

1. To fashion something into a three-dimensional figure.
2. To represent something in sculpture.
3. To change the shape of a land feature by erosion etc.

Hyphenated as

sculp‧ture

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈskʌlpt͡ʃɚ/

Etymology

From Middle English sculpture, from Old French sculpture, from Latin sculptūra (“sculpture”), from sculpō (“to cut out, to carve in stone”).