carving

carv·ing  (kärvng)

n.

1. The cutting of material such as stone or wood to form a figure or design.

2. A figure or design formed by this kind of cutting.

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carving [ˈkɑːvɪŋ]

n

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a figure or design produced by carving stone, wood, etc. Related adj glyptic

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	carving - a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape cinquefoil - an ornamental carving consisting of five arcs arranged in a circle glyptic art, glyptography - carvings or engravings (especially on precious stones) scrimshaw - a carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers sculpture - a three-dimensional work of plastic art vermiculation - a decoration consisting of wormlike carvings woodcarving - a carving created by carving wood
	2.	carving - removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape cutting creating by removal - the act of creating by removing something petroglyph - a carving or line drawing on rock (especially one made by prehistoric people) truncation - the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
	3.	carving - creating figures or designs in three dimensions sculpture artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" modelling, modeling, moulding, molding - a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied beaux arts, fine arts - the study and creation of visual works of art

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carving

noun sculpture, model, statue, statuette It was a wood carving of a human hand.

Related words
adjective glyptic

Translations

carving [ˈkɑːvɪŋ]

A. N (= act) → tallado m; (= ornament) → talla f, escultura f

B. CPD carving knife N → cuchillo m de trinchar, trinchante m

carving [ˈkɑː^rvɪŋ] n

(= decoration) → sculpture f

(= object) → sculpture f

(= art) → sculpture f
carving knife n → couteau m à découper
car wash n → station f de lavage (de voitures)
car-worker [ˈkɑ^rwɜːkə^r] n → ouvrier/ière m/f de l'industrie automobile

carving

n (Art: = thing carved) → Skulptur f; (in wood also) → (Holz)schnitzerei f; (= relief) → Relief nt; (in wood) → Holzschnitt m

carving [ˈkɑːvɪŋ] n (Art) (in wood, stone) → scultura

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carving [ˈkɑːvɪŋ] n (Art) (in wood, stone) → scultura