sculpture

BrE /ˈskʌl.ptʃər/ AmE /ˈskʌl.ptʃər/

noun en → es

1 ARTWORK [singular] B2

a piece of art made by shaping stone, wood, metal, etc.

escultura, obra de arte

  • a sculpture of somebody/something

Collocations stone sculpture · bronze sculpture

  • The museum has a famous sculpture of the Greek goddess Athena.

    El museo tiene una famosa escultura de la diosa griega Atenea.

2 ART TECHNIQUE [singular] B2

the art of making sculptures

escultura, arte de hacer esculturas

  • sculpture is a form of art

Collocations learn sculpture · study sculpture

  • She decided to study sculpture at university.

    Ella decidió estudiar escultura en la universidad.