bas-relief

bas-re·lief  (bär-lf)

n.

See low relief.

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

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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] N → bajorrelieve m

bas-relief [ˌbɑːrɪˈliːf]

n

(= technique of sculpture) → bas-relief m

(= sculpture) → bas-relief m

modif [design] → en bas-relief

bas-relief

n → Basrelief nt