HyperDic: bas_relief

English > 1 sense of the expression bas relief:
NOUNartifactbas relief, low relief, basso relievo, basso rilievoa sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background
English > bas relief: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut.
Synonymslow relief, basso relievo, basso rilievo
Broaderrelief, relievo, rilievo, embossment, sculptural reliefsculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
Oppositealto relievo, alto rilievo, high reliefA sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth
Spanishbajo relieve, bajo-relieve, bajorrelieve, basso relievo
Catalanbaix relleu

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