| NOUN | artifact | sculptural relief, relief, relievo, rilievo, embossment | sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background |
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| Meaning | sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background. | |
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| Synonyms | relief, relievo, rilievo, embossment | |
| Narrower | alto relievo, alto rilievo, high relief | A sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth |
| bas relief, low relief, basso relievo, basso rilievo | A sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background | |
| mezzo-relievo, mezzo-rilievo, half-relief | A sculptural relief between low relief and high relief | |
| Broader | sculpture | A three-dimensional work of plastic art |
| Spanish | relevo, relieve, relievo, rilievo | |
| Catalan | relleu, rilievo | |
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