'bas relief' definitions:
Definition of 'bas relief'
From: WordNet
noun
A sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut [syn: bas relief, low relief, basso relievo, basso rilievo] [ant: alto relievo, alto rilievo, high relief]
Synonyms of 'bas relief'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- anaglyph,
- bellying,
- boldness,
- boss,
- bulging,
- cameo,
- cameo glass,
- cavo-rilievo,
- cut glass,
- embossment,
- eminence,
- excrescence,
- excrescency,
- extrusion,
- gibbosity,
- gibbousness,
- glyph,
- glyptograph,
- high relief,
- intaglio,
- intaglio rilevato,
- intaglio rilievo,
- low relief,
- mask,
- medal,
- medallion,
- plaquette,
- projection,
- prominence,
- protrusion,
- protuberance,
- protuberancy,
- relief,
- relievo,
- salience,
- salient,
- sculptured glass,
- tuberosity,
- tuberousness