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solid figure

DEFINITIONS OF: solid figure

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n a three-dimensional shape

Synonyms:
three-dimensional figure
Examples:
Colossus of Rhodes
a huge bronze statue of the sun god Helios that was built around 285 BC and that stood beside the harbor entrance on the island of Rhodes for about 50 years before it was toppled by an earthquake
Statue of Liberty
a large monumental statue symbolizing liberty on Liberty Island in New York Bay
Types:
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sculpture
a three-dimensional work of plastic art
bronze
a sculpture made of bronze
bust
a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
carving
a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape
marble
a sculpture carved from marble
mobile
sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced parts can be set in motion by air currents
clay sculpture, modeling, mold, molding, mould, moulding
sculpture produced by molding
embossment, relief, relievo, rilievo, sculptural relief
sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
stabile
a sculpture having fixed units (usually constructed of sheet metal) and attached to a fixed support
statue
a sculpture representing a human or animal
Type of:
figure
a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
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