Sculptural

sculp·ture  (sklpchr)

n.

1. The art or practice of shaping figures or designs in the round or in relief, as by chiseling marble, modeling clay, or casting in metal.

2.

a. A work of art created by sculpture.

b. Such works of art considered as a group.

3. Ridges, indentations, or other markings, as on a shell, formed by natural processes.

v. sculp·tured, sculp·tur·ing, sculp·tures

v.tr.

1. To fashion (stone, bronze, or wood, for example) into a three-dimensional figure.

2. To represent in sculpture.

3. To ornament with sculpture.

4. To change the shape or contour of, as by erosion.

v.intr.

To make sculptures or a sculpture.

---

[Middle English, from Latin sculptra, from sculptus, past participle of sculpere, to carve; see skel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

---

sculptur·al adj.

sculptur·al·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	sculptural - relating to or consisting of sculpture; "sculptural embellishments"
	2.	sculptural - resembling sculpture; "her finely modeled features"; "rendered with...vivid sculptural effect"; "the sculpturesque beauty of the athletes' bodies" modeled, sculpturesque, sculptured shapely - having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape; "a slim waist and shapely legs"