relievo

re·lie·vo  (r-lv)

n. pl. re·lie·vos

See relief.

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[Italian rilievo; see bas-relief.]

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relievo [rɪlˈjeɪvəʊ rɪˈliːvəʊ]

n pl -vos

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) another name for relief [9]

[from Italian, literally: raised work]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

relievo - sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background rilievo, sculptural relief, embossment, relief 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, basso relievo, basso rilievo, low relief - a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut half-relief, mezzo-relievo, mezzo-rilievo - a sculptural relief between low relief and high relief sculpture - a three-dimensional work of plastic art