sculpture
pronunciation
How to pronounce sculpture in British English:
UK [ˈskʌlptʃə(r)]
How to pronounce sculpture in American English:
US [ˈskʌlptʃər]
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- Noun:
- a three-dimensional work of plastic art
- creating figures or designs in three dimensions
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- Verb:
- create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
- shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
Word Origin
- sculpture
- sculpture: [14] Latin sculpere meant ‘carve, scratch’ (it was a variant of scalpere, from which English gets scalpel [18]). From is past participle sculptus was formed the noun sculptūra, acquired by English as sculpture. The agent noun sculptor [17] also comes from Latin, while the verb sculpt [19] was borrowed from French sculpter.=> scalpel
- sculpture (n.)
- late 14c., from Latin sculptura "sculpture," from past participle stem of sculpere "to carve, engrave," back-formation from compounds such as exculpere, from scalpere "to carve, cut," from PIE root *(s)kel- (1) "to cut, cleave" (see scale (n.1)).
Example
- 1. Once formed , they dry to a permanent sculpture .
- 2. Look for example at a richard serra sculpture .
- 3. Marc quinn 's giant baby sculpture titled planet in singapore 's gardens by the bay .
- 4. A penguin swims in front of a fake oil rig sculpture .
- 5. Mr hirst suspects the sculpture is his most exciting piece .