creating by removal

Definitions of creating by removal

1. noun

   the act of creating by removing something
   types:

   dig, digging, excavation

   the act of digging

   carving, cutting

   removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape

   boring, drilling

   the act of drilling

   gouge

   the act of gouging

   cutting, film editing

   the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

   petroglyph

   a carving or line drawing on rock (especially one made by prehistoric people)

   truncation

   the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)

   montage

   the technique of splicing together different sections of film to convey an idea

   type of:

   creation, creative activity

   the human act of creating