high relief

English

Noun

high relief (countable and uncountable, plural high reliefs)

1. (sculpture) A form of classical sculpture in which forms extend from the background by at least half of their depth.

Synonyms

• alto-relievo
• haut-relief

Antonyms

• bas relief

Translations

sculpture in which forms extend from the background by at least half of their depth

• Catalan: alt relleu m
• Finnish: korkea reliefi, korkea pintareliefi
• French: haut-relief (fr) m
• Greek: έξεργο (el) n (éxergo)
• Irish: rilíf ard f
• Italian: altorilievo (it) m
• Polish: wypukłorzeźba f
• Portuguese: alto-relevo m
• Russian: горелье́ф (ru) m (gorelʹjéf)
• Spanish: altorrelieve (es) m
• Turkish: yüksek rölyef

See also

• bas relief