bas-relief
A low or mostly-flat sculpture which is carved into a wall, or is in the form of a…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.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
Near-synonyms: cavo-relievo, cavo-rilievo, intaglio-rilievo, sunken relief, cameo (jewelry)
Basrelief, Flachrelief
барелье́фbarelʹjéf
барельє́фbarelʹjéf
Translations
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Origin
From French bas-relief, from Italian bassorilievo, compound of basso (“low”) + rilievo (“rFrom French bas-relief, from Italian bassorilievo, compound of basso (“low”) + rilievo (“relief”), from Latin relevare (“to raise up, make light”).
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Forms
plural: bas-reliefsSynonyms
8 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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