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Hohlguss

hollow cast

noun HOL-goos Rare
Arts & Culture Visual Arts

Usage Note

Hohlguss refers to a casting technique in which the final bronze or metal sculpture is hollow rather than solid, reducing weight and cost and allowing larger works to be made. The ancient Greeks perfected Hohlguss in large-scale bronze statuary.

Examples

"Dank des Hohlgusses wog die lebensgroße Bronzefigur weniger als fünfzig Kilogramm."

Natural Translation

Thanks to the hollow cast, the life-size bronze figure weighed less than fifty kilograms.

Literal Translation

Thanks to the hollow-cast the life-size bronze-figure weighed less than fifty kilograms.

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