carving
English Thesaurus
1. creating figures or designs in three dimensions (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | beaux arts, fine arts, |
| definition | : | the study and creation of visual works of art (noun.cognition) |
2. removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | petroglyph, |
| definition | : | a carving or line drawing on rock (especially one made by prehistoric people) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | truncation, |
| definition | : | 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) (noun.act) |
3. a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | sculpture, |
| definition | : | a three-dimensional work of plastic art (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cinquefoil, |
| definition | : | an ornamental carving consisting of five arcs arranged in a circle (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | glyptic art, glyptography, |
| definition | : | carvings or engravings (especially on precious stones) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | scrimshaw, |
| definition | : | a carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | vermiculation, |
| definition | : | a decoration consisting of wormlike carvings (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | woodcarving, |
| definition | : | a carving created by carving wood (noun.artifact) |
4. creating figures or designs in three dimensions (noun.act)
| derivation | : | carve, chip at, |
| definition | : | engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | grave, sculpt, sculpture, |
| definition | : | shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | sculpt, sculpture, |
| definition | : | create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material (verb.creation) |
5. removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape (noun.act)
| derivation | : | carve, |
| definition | : | form by carving (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | cut, |
| definition | : | form or shape by cutting or incising (verb.creation) |
6. creating figures or designs in three dimensions (noun.act)
| derivation | : | carve, chip at, |
| definition | : | engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | grave, sculpt, sculpture, |
| definition | : | shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | sculpt, sculpture, |
| definition | : | create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material (verb.creation) |
7. removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape (noun.act)
| derivation | : | carve, |
| definition | : | form by carving (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | cut, |
| definition | : | form or shape by cutting or incising (verb.creation) |
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