'Embossment' definitions:
Definition of 'embossment'
(from WordNet)
noun
An impression produced by pressure or printing [syn: imprint, embossment]
noun
Sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background [syn: relief, relievo, rilievo, embossment, sculptural relief]
Definition of 'Embossment'
From: GCIDE
- Embossment \Em*boss"ment\, n.
- 1. The act of forming bosses or raised figures, or the state of being so formed. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A bosslike prominence; figure in relief; raised work; jut; protuberance; esp., a combination of raised surfaces having a decorative effect. "The embossment of the figure." --Addison. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'embossment'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- anaglyph,
- bas-relief,
- bellying,
- boldness,
- boss,
- bulging,
- bump,
- cameo,
- cameo glass,
- cavo-rilievo,
- colophon,
- concavity,
- convexity,
- cut glass,
- dactylogram,
- dactylograph,
- dent,
- dint,
- eminence,
- excrescence,
- excrescency,
- extrusion,
- fingerprint,
- footmark,
- footprint,
- footstep,
- fossil footprint,
- gibbosity,
- gibbousness,
- glyph,
- glyptograph,
- high relief,
- ichnite,
- ichnolite,
- impress,
- impression,
- imprint,
- indent,
- indentation,
- indention,
- intaglio,
- intaglio rilevato,
- intaglio rilievo,
- low relief,
- lump,
- mask,
- medal,
- medallion,
- pad,
- paw print,
- pawmark,
- pimple,
- plaquette,
- print,
- projection,
- prominence,
- protrusion,
- protuberance,
- protuberancy,
- pug,
- pugmark,
- relief,
- relievo,
- salience,
- salient,
- sculptured glass,
- seal,
- sigil,
- signet,
- stamp,
- step,
- stud,
- thumbmark,
- thumbprint,
- tuberosity,
- tuberousness,
- vestige