sculpture vs sculptural relief

sculptural relief vs sculpture

sculpture and sculptural relief both are nouns.

sculpture is a verb but sculptural relief is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sculpture	Yes	No	Yes	No
sculptural relief	Yes	No	No	No

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

sculpture: a three-dimensional work of plastic art
sculptural relief: sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background

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

sculpture (noun)	sculptural relief (noun)
creating figures or designs in three dimensions	sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
a three-dimensional work of plastic art

sculpture (verb)	sculptural relief (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 sculptural relief

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