Translate sculpture | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of sculpture
noun
the art of making two- or three-dimensional representative or abstract forms, especially by carving stone or wood or by casting metal or plaster. a work of art made by sculpture:a bronze sculpture a collection of sculpture Zoology &
Botany raised or sunken patterns or texture on the surface of a shell, pollen grain, cuticle, or other biological specimen.
verb
[with object] make or represent (a form) by carving, casting, or other shaping techniques:the choir stalls were each carefully sculptured form, shape, or mark as if by sculpture, especially with strong, smooth curves: (as adjective sculptured)he had an aquiline nose and sculptured lips
