bas relief

1. 1.

   a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut

   Synonymslow reliefbasso relievobasso rilievo

   Broaderrelief

Questions about bas relief

What does bas relief mean?

bas relief means "a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut".

What is another word for bas relief?

Close synonyms include low relief, basso relievo, basso rilievo. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.