"high relief" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: high reliefs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} high relief (countable and uncountable, plural high reliefs)
  1. (sculpture) A form of classical sculpture in which forms extend from the background by at least half of their depth. Wikipedia link: high relief Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Sculpture Synonyms: alto-relievo, haut-relief Related terms: bas relief Translations (sculpture in which forms extend from the background by at least half of their depth): alt relleu [masculine] (Catalan), korkea reliefi (Finnish), korkea pintareliefi (Finnish), haut-relief [masculine] (French), έξεργο (éxergo) [neuter] (Greek), rilíf ard [feminine] (Irish), altorilievo [masculine] (Italian), wypukłorzeźba [feminine] (Polish), alto-relevo [masculine] (Portuguese), горелье́ф (gorelʹjéf) [masculine] (Russian), altorrelieve [masculine] (Spanish), yüksek rölyef (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-high_relief-en-noun-UXI-Wbhv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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