sculpture vs carving

carving vs sculpture

sculpture and carving both are nouns.

sculpture is a verb but carving is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sculpture	Yes	No	Yes	No
carving	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sculpture and carving are synonyms defined as:

sculpture and carving: creating figures or designs in three dimensions

As nouns, carving is a hyponym of sculpture; that is, carving is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sculpture:

sculpture: a three-dimensional work of plastic art
carving: a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape

Other hyponyms of sculpture include bronze, bust, marble, mobile, clay sculpture, modeling, modelling, mold, molding, mould, moulding, embossment, relief, relievo, rilievo, sculptural relief, stabile, statue.

sculpture (noun)	carving (noun)
creating figures or designs in three dimensions	creating figures or designs in three dimensions
a three-dimensional work of plastic art	removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
	a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape

sculpture (verb)	carving (verb)
shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material

Difference between sculpture and carving

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