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Dictionary: carv·ing   (kär'vĭng) pronunciation

n.
  1. The cutting of material such as stone or wood to form a figure or design.
  2. A figure or design formed by this kind of cutting.

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n

Shaping and forming with instruments.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: a sculpture created by carving (as wood or ivory or stone)

Meaning #2: cutting away parts to create a desired shape
  Synonym: cutting

Meaning #3: making figures or designs in three dimensions
  Synonym: sculpture


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - billedskærerarbejde, billedhuggerarbejde, tranchering

Nederlands (Dutch)
beeldhouwwerk

Français (French)
n. - sculpture, gravure (technique), (Culin) découpage

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bildhauerarbeit, Bildhauerwerk, Schnitzerei

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λάξευση, πελέκημα, σμίλευση, ξυλόγλυπτο

Italiano (Italian)
scultura, intaglio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - entalhe (m), gravura (f)

Русский (Russian)
резьба

Español (Spanish)
n. - escultura, obra de talla, arte cisoria

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - snidande, tranchering, snideri

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
雕刻, 雕刻术, 雕刻物, 雕刻品

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 雕刻, 雕刻術, 雕刻物, 雕刻品

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 조각[술], 조각물, 고기 썰기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 彫刻, 彫刻術, 彫刻物

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تقطيع اللحوم, نحت, نقش‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גילוף, תגליף‬


 
 
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