high relief

English

Noun

high relief (countable and uncountable, plural high reliefs)

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

Synonyms

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

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