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  • proper noun astronomy A dim spring constellation of the southern sky. It lies between Aquarius and Phoenix and lies in the direction of the southern pole of the Milky Way.

Etymologies

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Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. Originally called Apparātus Scūlptoris, Latin for "sculptor's apparatus" but later shortened.

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Examples

  • The Sculptor is a masterful mix of Michelangelo and murder by a gifted author.

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  • The Sculptor is a masterful mix of Michelangelo and murder by a gifted author.

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  • "Well," called the Sculptor after him, as he sauntered away, "as one of our mutual friends used to say 'The Indian Summer of Passion scorches.'"

    Told in a French Garden August, 1914 Mildred Aldrich 1890

  • He is also called the Sculptor of all men, also the god who made the sun and moon to revolve.

    Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology James Freeman Clarke 1849

  • The team discovered dust forming around the carbon star MAG 29, located 280,000 light years away in a small nearby galaxy called the Sculptor Dwarf.

    Media Newswire 2009

  • It is also known as the Sculptor Galaxy, because it is located in the Sculptor constellation.

    AOL News 2009

  • It is also known as the Sculptor Galaxy, because it is located in the Sculptor constellation.

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  • We suggest automating some pieces of the development by using a code generator tool, such as Sculptor, to enforce consistency in the architecture.

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  • New Liturgical Movement: Lee Lawrie, Architectural Sculptor skip to main | skip to sidebar

    Lee Lawrie, Architectural Sculptor 2009

  • For his degree show, he elected to exhibit a whitewashed space empty save for a blue plaque that read "Gavin Turk Sculptor Worked Here 1989-1991."

    Gavin Turk's fairytale project 2011

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