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bas relief

bas relief is the alternative spelling of bas-relief.

Meaning of bas-relief

Noun

bas-relief (countable and uncountable, plural bas-reliefs)

  1. (sculpture) 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.
    • Near-synonyms: cavo-relievo, cavo-rilievo, intaglio-rilievo, sunken relief, cameo (jewelry)
    Synonyms:
    basso-relievo, basso-rilievo, low relief, cavo-relievo, cavo-rilievo, intaglio-rilievo, sunken relief, cameo

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Forms of bas relief

pluralbas reliefs

Questions about bas relief

What is bas relief the alternative spelling of?
Bas relief is the alternative spelling of bas-relief.

Words near bas relief in the dictionary

  1. Baré
  2. Barí
  3. bas
  4. bas mitzvah
  5. bas mitzvahs
  6. bas relief
  7. bas reliefs
  8. bas-
  9. bas-relief
  10. bas-reliefs
  11. Bas-Rhin

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