sculpture
To fashion something into a three-dimensional figureTo fashion something into a three-dimensional figure.
» The sculptures are of great value.
Diese Skulpturen sind unglaublich wertvoll.
Эти скульптуры представляют огромную ценность.
Ці скульптури мають велику цінність.
Meaning
3 sensesTo fashion something into a three-dimensional figure.
schnitzen
To represent something in sculpture.
To change the shape of a land feature by erosion etc.
- shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
- create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
Examples
69 sentencesThe sculptures are of great value.
Ці скульптури мають велику цінність. — pavlo
ruЭти скульптуры представляют огромную ценность. — sharptoothed
deDiese Skulpturen sind unglaublich wertvoll. — Tamy
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. — xtofu80
I love this sculpture.
Show Tom your sculptures.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
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
sculptures, sculpturing, sculptured, sculptured| Base form | sculpture · to sculpture |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | sculptures |
| Present participle | sculpturing |
| Past simple | sculptured |
| Past participle | sculptured |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle