Origin: Latin suffix -ure
Sculpture has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:
a three-dimensional work of plastic art
"The museum's new wing features an intricate marble sculpture depicting ancient warriors in dynamic poses."
A three dimensional work of art created by shaping malleable objects and letting them harden or by chipping away pieces from a rock (sculpting).
"The museum displayed a marble sculpture that the artist had carved by carefully chipping away stone to reveal the hidden figure."
In plain English: A sculpture is an artwork made by shaping solid materials like clay, stone, or metal into three-dimensional forms that you can see from all sides.
"The large bronze sculpture stood in the center of the park, catching the sunlight all day long."
Usage: Use "sculpture" to refer specifically to the finished three-dimensional artwork, not the act of creating it which is sculpting. This term applies whether the piece was formed by adding material or carving away stone and wood.
To fashion something into a three-dimensional figure.
"The artist spent hours chiseling stone to sculpture the rough block into a detailed human face."
In plain English: To sculpt means to shape something by cutting, carving, or molding it into a specific form.
"The artist will sculpture ice into large figures for the winter festival."
From Middle English sculpture, from Old French sculpture, from Latin sculptūra ("sculpture"), from sculpō ("to cut out, to carve in stone").