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ceroplastics

ceroplastics

9.9
The art of making models or figures from wax
  • noun
  • /ˌsɛrəˈplæstɪks/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ceroplastia
  • She studied ceroplastics to master the intricate details of wax portraiture.

Examples

  • The museum's collection includes stunning examples of ceroplastics from the eighteenth century.

  • Many artists specialize in ceroplastics to create lifelike figures.

  • Advancements in ceroplastics have led to more lifelike medical models for teaching.

  • The museum features stunning ceroplastics from the 18th century.

  • Advancements in ceroplastics have led to more lifelike medical models for teaching.

  • The museum's collection includes stunning examples of ceroplastics from the eighteenth century.

  • Many artists specialize in ceroplastics to create lifelike figures.

Synonyms

modeling
vsceroplastics
  • US
19 3.2

Shaping soft material like clay into a statue or rough copy used as a guide

focuses specifically on making figures and artworks in wax

Surface Forms

ceroplastics singular
ceroplastics plural

Morphology

ceroplastics = plastic (opaque) = cero + plastics

The term 'cero' is not a recognizable English morpheme, and the specific art form is not directly inferable from 'plastic'.

Etymology

Ceroplastics comes from the parts cero- meaning 'wax' and -plastic meaning 'to shape'. So ceroplastics is the art of shaping wax into figures and models, which explains its modern meaning of making wax artworks.