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bas-relief
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bas-re·lief  (bär-lf)
n.

[French, from Italian bassorilievo : basso, low (from Medieval Latin bassus) + rilievo, relief (from rilevare, to raise, from Latin relevre; see relieve).]

bas-relief [ˌbɑːrɪˈliːf ˌbæs- ˈbɑːrɪˌliːf ˈbæs-]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) sculpture in low relief, in which the forms project slightly from the background but no part is completely detached from it Also called (Italian) basso rilievo
[from French, from Italian basso rilievo low relief; see base2, relief]
Translations
bas-relief [ˈbæsrɪˌliːf] Nbajorrelieve m
bas-relief [ˌbɑːrɪˈliːf]
n
(= technique of sculpture) → bas-relief m
(= sculpture) → bas-relief m
modif [design] → en bas-relief
bas-relief
nBasrelief nt


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