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adj
In the bas-relief style; low or mostly flat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A low or mostly-flat sculpture which is carved into a wall, or is in the form of a tile mounted flat to a wall, rather than a fully three-dimensional, free-standing figure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: sculpture
Synonyms: basso-relievo, basso-rilievo, low relief, cavo-relievo, cavo-rilievo, intaglio-rilievo, sunken relief, cameo
Antonyms: alto-relievo, high relief
History
From French bas-relief, from Italian bassorilievo, compound of basso (“low”) + rilievo (“relief”), from Latin relevare (“to raise up, make light”).
Across languages
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
