sculptureとは

意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈskʌlpt͡ʃɚ/
• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈskʌlptj(ʊ)ə/, /ˈskʌlpt͡ʃə/
• ハイフネーション: sculp‧ture

名詞

sculpture (usually uncountable, 複数形 sculptures)

1. (countable) A three dimensional work of art created by shaping malleable objects and letting them harden or by chipping away pieces from a rock (sculpting).
   • (Can we date this quote by Dryden かつ provide title, author's full name, かつ other details?)

     There, too, in living sculpture, might be seen / The mad affection of the Cretan queen.

2. Works of art created by sculpting, as a group.
3. (zoology) The three-dimensional ornamentation on the outer surface of a shell

動詞

sculpture (三人称単数 現在形 sculptures, 現在分詞 sculpturing, 過去形および過去分詞形 sculptured)

1. To fashion something into a three-dimensional figure.
2. To represent something in sculpture.
3. To change the shape of a land feature by erosion etc.

関連する語

• sculpt
• sculptor
• sculptureless
• sculpturelike

Further reading

• sculpture in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• sculpture in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• sculpture at OneLook Dictionary Search

Latin

Participle

sculptūre

1. vocative masculine singular of sculptūrus