sculpture

/ˈskʌlp.tʃər/

/-tʃɚ/

Definition

B1 the art of forming solid objects that represent a thing, person, idea, etc. out of a material such as wood, clay, metal, or stone, or an object made in this way: Tom teaches sculpture at the local art school. The museum has several life-sized sculptures of people and animals.Sculpture sculptural

/ˈskʌlp.tʃə.rəl/

/-tʃɚ-/ adjective specialized › Her delicate sculptural pieces (= works of art) are now selling in the USA and Japan.Sculpture

(Definition of sculpture noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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