Rilievo

Ri`lie´vo

n.

1.

(Sculp. & Arch.) Same as Relief, n., 5.

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Noun

1.

rilievo - sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background relievo, 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