Carving — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape

removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹvɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɑːtʃˈantɪkwəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɑːtʃˈantɪkwəɹi/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹvɪŋ/.

Examples

Carve a flower from the ice
carve one's name into the bark
Father carved the ham

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

carve sculpture chip at cutting cut up

Parts of Speech

noun	a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape
noun	removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
noun	creating figures or designs in three dimensions
verb	form by carving “Carve a flower from the ice”
verb	engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface “carve one's name into the bark”
verb	cut to pieces “Father carved the ham”

Word Forms

carve	verb	form by carving
cut	verb	form or shape by cutting or incising
sculpture	verb	shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
sculpt	verb	create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
carver	noun	an artist who creates sculptures
carving	noun	removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

sculpture

une sculpture créée en enlevant de la matière (comme le bois, l'ivoire ou la pierre) afin de créer la forme souhaitée

🇪🇸Spanish

tallado

una escultura creada quitando material (como madera, marfil o piedra) para crear la forma deseada

🇮🇹Italian

intaglio

una scultura creata rimuovendo materiale (come legno, avorio o pietra) per creare la forma desiderata

🇳🇱Dutch

snijwerk

een sculptuur gemaakt door materiaal (zoals hout, ivoor of steen) te verwijderen om de gewenste vorm te creëren

🇵🇹Portuguese

escultura

uma escultura criada pela remoção de material (como madeira, marfim ou pedra) para criar a forma desejada

🇷🇺Russian

резьба

скульптура, созданная путем удаления материала (например, дерева, слоновой кости или камня) для создания желаемой формы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पर नक्काशी

वांछित आकार बनाने के लिए सामग्री (जैसे लकड़ी या हाथी दांत या पत्थर) को हटाकर बनाई गई मूर्तिकला

🇧🇩Bengali

খোদাই

একটি পছন্দসই আকৃতি তৈরি করার জন্য উপাদান (কাঠ বা হাতির দাঁত বা পাথর হিসাবে) অপসারণ করে তৈরি একটি ভাস্কর্য

🇮🇳Tamil

செதுக்குதல்

விரும்பிய வடிவத்தை உருவாக்குவதற்காக பொருளை (மரம் அல்லது தந்தம் அல்லது கல் என) அகற்றுவதன் மூலம் உருவாக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு சிற்பம்

🇮🇳Telugu

చెక్కడం

కావలసిన ఆకారాన్ని సృష్టించడానికి పదార్థాన్ని (చెక్క లేదా దంతపు లేదా రాయిగా) తొలగించడం ద్వారా సృష్టించబడిన శిల్పం

🇮🇳Marathi

कोरीव काम

इच्छित आकार तयार करण्यासाठी सामग्री (लाकूड किंवा हस्तिदंत किंवा दगड म्हणून) काढून टाकून तयार केलेले शिल्प

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોતરણી

ઇચ્છિત આકાર બનાવવા માટે સામગ્રી (લાકડા અથવા હાથીદાંત અથવા પથ્થર તરીકે) દૂર કરીને બનાવેલ શિલ્પ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೆತ್ತನೆ

ಅಪೇಕ್ಷಿತ ಆಕಾರವನ್ನು ರಚಿಸಲು ವಸ್ತುಗಳನ್ನು (ಮರ ಅಥವಾ ದಂತ ಅಥವಾ ಕಲ್ಲಿನಂತೆ) ತೆಗೆದುಹಾಕುವ ಮೂಲಕ ರಚಿಸಲಾದ ಶಿಲ್ಪ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൊത്തുപണി

ആവശ്യമുള്ള രൂപം സൃഷ്ടിക്കുന്നതിനായി മെറ്റീരിയൽ (മരം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആനക്കൊമ്പ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കല്ല് പോലെ) നീക്കംചെയ്ത് സൃഷ്ടിച്ച ഒരു ശില്പം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨੱਕਾਸ਼ੀ

ਲੋੜੀਂਦੀ ਸ਼ਕਲ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ (ਲੱਕੜ ਜਾਂ ਹਾਥੀ ਦੰਦ ਜਾਂ ਪੱਥਰ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ) ਨੂੰ ਹਟਾ ਕੇ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਇੱਕ ਮੂਰਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

نقش و نگار

مطلوبہ شکل بنانے کے لیے مواد (جیسے لکڑی یا ہاتھی دانت یا پتھر) کو ہٹا کر بنایا گیا ایک مجسمہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

雕刻

通过去除材料（如木材、象牙或石头）以形成所需形状而制成的雕塑

🇯🇵Japanese

彫刻

望ましい形を作るために材料（木、象牙、石など）を取り除くことによって作られた彫刻

🇰🇷Korean

조각

원하는 모양을 만들기 위해 재료(나무, 상아, 돌 등)를 제거하여 만든 조각품

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chạm khắc

một tác phẩm điêu khắc được tạo ra bằng cách loại bỏ vật liệu (như gỗ, ngà voi hoặc đá) để tạo ra hình dạng mong muốn

🇹🇭Thai

แกะสลัก

ประติมากรรมที่สร้างขึ้นโดยการเอาวัสดุออก (เช่น ไม้ งาช้าง หรือหิน) เพื่อให้ได้รูปทรงที่ต้องการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

ukiran

patung yang dibuat dengan menghilangkan bahan (seperti kayu atau gading atau batu) untuk menciptakan bentuk yang diinginkan

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-ukit

isang iskultura na nilikha sa pamamagitan ng pag-alis ng materyal (bilang kahoy o garing o bato) upang lumikha ng nais na hugis

🇲🇾Malay

ukiran

arca yang dicipta dengan mengeluarkan bahan (seperti kayu atau gading atau batu) untuk menghasilkan bentuk yang diingini

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نحت

منحوتة يتم إنشاؤها عن طريق إزالة المواد (مثل الخشب أو العاج أو الحجر) من أجل خلق الشكل المطلوب

🇮🇷Persian

کنده کاری

مجسمه ای که با حذف مواد (چوب یا عاج یا سنگ) به منظور ایجاد شکل دلخواه ایجاد می شود.

🇹🇷Turkish

oyma

İstenilen şekli oluşturmak için malzemenin (ahşap, fildişi veya taş gibi) çıkarılmasıyla oluşturulan bir heykel

🇮🇱Hebrew

גִילוּף

פסל שנוצר על ידי הסרת חומר (כמו עץ או שנהב או אבן) על מנת ליצור צורה רצויה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'carving'?

The primary meaning of 'carving' is 'a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape'.

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Using 'carving' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'carving' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'carving' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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