"bas-relief" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈbæs.ɹɪˌliːf/ [UK], /ˈbɑː.ɹɪˌliːf/ [UK], /ˈbɑs.ɹɪˌliːf/ [UK], /ˌbɑ.ɹɪˈlif/ [US], /ˌbæs.ɹɪˈlif/ [US], /ˈbɑ.ɹɪˌlif/ [US], /ˈbæs.ɹɪˌlif/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bas-relief.wav
Etymology: From French bas-relief, from Italian bassorilievo, compound of basso (“low”) + rilievo (“relief”), from Latin relevare (“to raise up, make light”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|bas-relief}} French bas-relief, {{der|en|it|bassorilievo}} Italian bassorilievo, {{der|en|la|relevare||to raise up, make light}} Latin relevare (“to raise up, make light”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} bas-relief (not comparable)
  1. Refers to any aspect of sculpture which is flat or in the bas relief style. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: basrelief, bas relief, bass-relief [archaic]
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Noun

IPA: /ˈbæs.ɹɪˌliːf/ [UK], /ˈbɑː.ɹɪˌliːf/ [UK], /ˈbɑs.ɹɪˌliːf/ [UK], /ˌbɑ.ɹɪˈlif/ [US], /ˌbæs.ɹɪˈlif/ [US], /ˈbɑ.ɹɪˌlif/ [US], /ˈbæs.ɹɪˌlif/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bas-relief.wav Forms: bas-reliefs [plural]
Etymology: From French bas-relief, from Italian bassorilievo, compound of basso (“low”) + rilievo (“relief”), from Latin relevare (“to raise up, make light”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|bas-relief}} French bas-relief, {{der|en|it|bassorilievo}} Italian bassorilievo, {{der|en|la|relevare||to raise up, make light}} Latin relevare (“to raise up, make light”) Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Sculpture Synonyms: basso-rilievo, basso-relievo, cameo [jewelry, lifestyle], low relief Translations (a low or mostly-flat sculpture): հարթաքանդակ (hartʻakʻandak) (Armenian), барэлье́ф (barelʹjéf) [masculine] (Belarusian), барелеф (barelef) [masculine] (Bulgarian), baix relleu [masculine] (Catalan), 浮雕 (fúdiāo) (Chinese Mandarin), barelyef (Crimean Tatar), bas-reliëf [neuter] (Dutch), bareliefo (Esperanto), reliefi (Finnish), bas-relief [masculine] (French), baixo-relevo [masculine] (Galician), Basrelief [neuter] (German), Flachrelief [neuter] (German), χαμηλό ανάγλυφο (chamiló anáglyfo) [neuter] (Greek), rilíf íseal [feminine] (Irish), bassorilievo [masculine] (Italian), 浅浮き彫り (asa ukibori) (alt: あさうきぼり) (Japanese), барельеф (barelef) (Kazakh), bas-riliev [masculine] (Piedmontese), płaskorzeźba [feminine] (Polish), baixo-relevo [masculine] (Portuguese), барелье́ф (barelʹjéf) [masculine] (Russian), bajorrelieve [masculine] (Spanish), alçak rölyef (Turkish), барельє́ф (barelʹjéf) [masculine] (Ukrainian), basgerfwedd [feminine] (Welsh), cerfwedd isel [feminine] (Welsh)
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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