SCULPTURE


Meaning of SCULPTURE in English

n.

Function: verb

Inflected Form: sculp · tured ; sculp · tur · ing \ ' sk ə lp-ch ə -ri ŋ , ' sk ə lp-shri ŋ \

Date: 1645

transitive verb

1 a : to form an image or representation of from solid material (as wood or stone) b : to form into a three-dimensional work of art

2 : to change (the form of the earth's surface) by natural processes (as erosion and deposition)

3 : to shape by or as if by carving or molding

intransitive verb : to work as a sculptor

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.