sculpture
A three-dimensional work of art created by shaping malleable objects and letting them…A three-dimensional work of art created by shaping malleable objects and letting them harden or by chipping away pieces from a rock (sculpting).
» The sculptures are of great value.
Diese Skulpturen sind unglaublich wertvoll.
Эти скульптуры представляют огромную ценность.
Ці скульптури мають велику цінність.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, usually)A three-dimensional work of art created by shaping malleable objects and letting them harden or by chipping away pieces from a rock (sculpting).
Skulptur
скульпту́раskulʹptúra, извая́ниеizvajánije, ста́туяstátuja
скульпту́раskulʹptúra
a three-dimensional work of plastic art
(countable, usually)More generally (since modernism), a three-dimensional work of art of any material or of mixed materials, whether sculpted, assembled, found, constructed or created using multiple techniques.
(uncountable, usually)Works of art created by sculpting, as a group.
Bildhauerkunst, Bildhauerei
вая́ниеvajánije, скульпту́раskulʹptúra, ле́пкаlépka
скульпту́раskulʹptúra, лі́пкаlípka, рі́зьбленняrízʹblennja
(uncountable, usually)The three-dimensional ornamentation on the outer surface of a shell.
(archaic, uncountable, usually)A printed picture, such as an engraving.
Examples
69 sentencesThe sculptures are of great value.
Ці скульптури мають велику цінність.
ruЭти скульптуры представляют огромную ценность.
deDiese Skulpturen sind unglaublich wertvoll.
I really can't understand modern sculpture.
He went to art school to study painting and sculpture.
deEr ging zu einer Kunstakademie, um Malerei und Skulptur zu studieren.
I love this sculpture.
Show Tom your sculptures.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English sculpture, from Old French sculpture, from Latin sculptūra (“sculptureFrom Middle English sculpture, from Old French sculpture, from Latin sculptūra (“sculpture”), from sculpō (“to cut out, to carve in stone”).
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Forms
plural: sculptures| Singular | sculpture |
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| Plural | sculptures |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- creating figures or designs in three dimensions:carving
Word family
19 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable