Sculpt — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material

shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skˈʌlpt/

🇬🇧British English

/skˈʌlpt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skˈʌlpt/

1 syllable Say it as /skˈʌlpt/.

Examples

sculpt a swan out of a block of ice
She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sculpture grave

Parts of Speech

verb	create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material “sculpt a swan out of a block of ice”
verb	shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it “She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband”

Word Forms

sculpture	noun	a three-dimensional work of plastic art
sculptor	noun	an artist who creates sculptures
sculpturer	noun	an artist who creates sculptures

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

formen

durch Formen von Stein, Holz oder einem anderen harten Material entstehen

🇫🇷French

sculpter

créer en façonnant la pierre, le bois ou tout autre matériau dur

🇪🇸Spanish

esculpir

crear dando forma a piedra o madera o cualquier otro material duro

🇮🇹Italian

scolpire

creare modellando la pietra, il legno o qualsiasi altro materiale duro

🇳🇱Dutch

beeldhouwen

creëren door steen of hout of een ander hard materiaal vorm te geven

🇵🇹Portuguese

esculpir

crie moldando pedra ou madeira ou qualquer outro material duro

🇷🇺Russian

лепить

создать, придавая форму камню, дереву или любому другому твердому материалу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खोदना

पत्थर या लकड़ी या किसी अन्य कठोर सामग्री को आकार देकर बनाएं

🇧🇩Bengali

ভাস্কর্য

পাথর বা কাঠ বা অন্য কোন শক্ত উপাদানের আকার দিয়ে তৈরি করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

சிற்பம்

கல் அல்லது மரம் அல்லது வேறு ஏதேனும் கடினமான பொருட்களை வடிவமைப்பதன் மூலம் உருவாக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

శిల్పం

రాయి లేదా కలప లేదా ఏదైనా ఇతర కఠినమైన పదార్థాన్ని రూపొందించడం ద్వారా సృష్టించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

शिल्प

दगड किंवा लाकूड किंवा इतर कोणत्याही कठोर सामग्रीला आकार देऊन तयार करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

શિલ્પ

પથ્થર અથવા લાકડા અથવા અન્ય કોઈપણ સખત સામગ્રીને આકાર આપીને બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶಿಲ್ಪಕಲೆ

ಕಲ್ಲು ಅಥವಾ ಮರ ಅಥವಾ ಯಾವುದೇ ಇತರ ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾದ ವಸ್ತುಗಳನ್ನು ರೂಪಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ರಚಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശിൽപം

കല്ല് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മരം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മറ്റേതെങ്കിലും ഹാർഡ് മെറ്റീരിയൽ രൂപപ്പെടുത്തി സൃഷ്ടിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੂਰਤੀ

ਪੱਥਰ ਜਾਂ ਲੱਕੜ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਸਖ਼ਤ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਨੂੰ ਆਕਾਰ ਦੇ ਕੇ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

مجسمہ

پتھر یا لکڑی یا کسی دوسرے سخت مواد کی شکل دے کر تخلیق کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

塑造

通过塑造石头或木材或任何其他硬质材料来创造

🇯🇵Japanese

彫刻する

石、木、その他の硬い材料を成形して作成する

🇰🇷Korean

조각하다

돌이나 나무 또는 기타 단단한 재료를 성형하여 만듭니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

điêu khắc

tạo bằng cách tạo hình đá hoặc gỗ hoặc bất kỳ vật liệu cứng nào khác

🇹🇭Thai

ปั้น

สร้างขึ้นโดยการปั้นหิน ไม้ หรือวัสดุแข็งอื่นๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

memahat

buat dengan membentuk batu atau kayu atau bahan keras lainnya

🇵🇭Filipino

paglililok

lumikha sa pamamagitan ng paghubog ng bato o kahoy o anumang iba pang matigas na materyal

🇲🇾Malay

mengukir

cipta dengan membentuk batu atau kayu atau apa-apa bahan keras lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نحت

يتم إنشاؤها عن طريق تشكيل الحجر أو الخشب أو أي مادة صلبة أخرى

🇮🇷Persian

مجسمه سازی

با شکل دادن به سنگ یا چوب یا هر ماده سخت دیگری ایجاد کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

heykel

Taşı, ahşabı veya başka herhangi bir sert malzemeyi şekillendirerek yaratın

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְפַסֵל

ליצור על ידי עיצוב אבן או עץ או כל חומר קשיח אחר

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