sculpture

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈskʌlpt͡ʃɚ/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈskʌlptj(ʊ)ə/ or /ˈskʌlpt͡ʃə/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Hyphenation: sculp‧ture

Noun

Singular sculpture

Plural sculptures

A famous sculpture

1. (countable) A sculpture is a three-dimensional work of art that is created by shaping malleable objects and then chipping away pieces from it.

Verb

Plain form sculpture

Third-person singular sculptures

Past tense sculptured

Past participle sculptured

Present participle sculpturing

1. (transitive) If you sculpture something, you make it by shaping and carving malleable objects.
   • Synonym: sculpt