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Sculpture vs Incise - What's the difference?

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As verbs the difference between sculpture and incise

is that sculpture is to fashion something into a three-dimensional figure while incise is to cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to engrave.

As a noun sculpture

is the art of shaping figures or designs in the round or in relief, professionally performed by a sculptor.

sculpture

English

Noun

(en-noun) (wikipedia sculpture)
  • (uncountable) The art of shaping figures or designs in the round or in relief, professionally performed by a sculptor
  • (countable) A work of art created by sculpting.
  • * Dryden
  • There, too, in living sculpture , might be seen / The mad affection of the Cretan queen.
  • Works of art created by sculpting, as a group.
  • Verb

    (sculptur)
  • To fashion something into a three-dimensional figure.
  • To represent something in sculpture.
  • To change the shape of a land feature by erosion etc.
  • incise

    English

    Alternative forms

    * encise

    Verb

    (incis)
  • to cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to engrave