sculpture

Noun
  1. A three-dimensional work of plastic art (synset 104164381)
    is a type of:
    subtypes:
    • 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, mold, molding, mould, moulding - sculpture produced by molding
    • embossment, relief, relievo, rilievo, sculptural 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
  2. Creating figures or designs in three dimensions (synset 100939472)
    is a type of:
    subtypes: modeling, modelling, molding, moulding - a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied
    same as: carving
Verb
  1. Create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material (synset 201688232)
    "sculpt a swan out of a block of ice"
    referred to in: art, artistic creation, artistic production - the creation of beautiful or significant things
    is a type of: forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work - make something, usually for a specific function
    same as: sculpt
    verb group: grave, sculpt, sculpture - shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
  2. Shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it (synset 201554653)
    "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband"
    is a type of: carve - form by carving
    same as: grave, sculpt
    verb group: sculpt, sculpture - create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material

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