bas-relief

English

Scene in bas-relief from the Assyrian Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal.

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Etymology

From FrenchCategory:English terms borrowed from French#BASRELIEFCategory:English terms derived from French#BASRELIEF bas-relief, from ItalianCategory:English terms derived from Italian#BASRELIEF bassorilievo, compound of basso (“low”) + rilievo (“relief”), from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#BASRELIEF relevare (“to raise up, make light”).

Pronunciation

Noun

bas-relief (countable and uncountable, plural bas-reliefs)Category:English lemmas#BASRELIEFCategory:English nouns#BASRELIEFCategory:English uncountable nouns#BASRELIEFCategory:English countable nouns#BASRELIEFCategory:English countable nouns#BASRELIEFCategory:English multiword terms#BASRELIEFCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BASRELIEFCategory:Pages with entries#BAS-RELIEFCategory:Pages with 2 entries#BAS-RELIEF

  1. (sculptureCategory:en:Sculpture#BASRELIEF) A low or mostly-flat sculpture which is carved into a wall, or is in the form of a tile mounted flat to a wall, rather than a fully three-dimensional, free-standing figure.
    Synonyms: basso-relievo, basso-rilievo, low relief
    Antonyms: alto-relievo, high relief
    Near-synonyms: cavo-relievo, cavo-rilievo, intaglio-rilievo, sunken relief, cameo (jewelry)

Translations

Adjective

bas-relief (not comparable)Category:English lemmas#BASRELIEFCategory:English adjectives#BASRELIEFCategory:English uncomparable adjectives#BASRELIEFCategory:English multiword terms#BASRELIEFCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BASRELIEFCategory:Pages with entries#BAS-RELIEFCategory:Pages with 2 entries#BAS-RELIEF

  1. (of a sculptureCategory:en:Sculpture#BASRELIEF) In the bas-relief style; low or mostly flat.

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French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Calque of ItalianCategory:French terms calqued from Italian#BAS-RELIEFCategory:French terms derived from Italian#BAS-RELIEF bassorilievo.

Pronunciation

Noun

bas-relief m (plural bas-reliefs)Category:French lemmas#BAS-RELIEFCategory:French nouns#BAS-RELIEFCategory:French countable nouns#BAS-RELIEFCategory:French multiword terms#BAS-RELIEFCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#BAS-RELIEFCategory:French masculine nouns#BAS-RELIEFCategory:Pages with entries#BAS-RELIEFCategory:Pages with 2 entries#BAS-RELIEF

  1. bas-relief
    Coordinate term: haut-relief

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