English Dictionary

lost wax

名詞

不可算名詞

A method of casting a sculpture in which a model of the sculpture is made from wax; the model is used to make a mould; when the mould has set, the wax is made to melt and is poured away, leaving the mould ready to be used to cast the sculpture.

日本語の意味

蝋型鋳造法：彫刻や金属製品の鋳造に用いられる方法で、最初に蝋で模型を作成し、その模型を基に型を作る。その後、蝋を溶かし流し去ることで、型に鋳造金属を流し込める状態にする手法。

The artist preferred to work with the lost wax method because it allowed for finer detail in bronze.

その彫刻家は、蝋型鋳造法で制作することを好んだ。なぜならそれによって青銅に細かなディテールを出せたからだ。

意味（1）

A method of casting a sculpture in which a model of the sculpture is made from wax; the model is used to make a mould; when the mould has set, the wax is made to melt and is poured away, leaving the mould ready to be used to cast the sculpture.