bas-relief

See also: basrelief and bas relief

English

Scene in bas-relief from the Assyrian Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal.

Alternative forms

• basrelief
• bas relief
• bass-relief (archaic)

Etymology

From French bas relief, from Italian bassorilievo, compound of basso (“low”) + rilievo (“relief”), from Latin relevare (“to raise up, make light”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbæs.ɹɪˌliːf/, /ˈbɑː.ɹɪˌliːf/, /ˈbɑs.ɹɪˌliːf/

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.

Synonyms

• basso-rilievo, basso-relievo
• cameo (jewelry)
• low relief

Antonyms

• alto-relievo, high relief

Translations

a low or mostly-flat sculpture

• Armenian: հարթաքանդակ (hy) (hartʻakʻandak)
• Belarusian: барэлье́ф m (barelʹjéf)
• Catalan: baix relleu (ca) m
• Crimean Tatar: barelyef
• Finnish: reliefi (fi)
• Galician: baixo-relevo m
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• Greek: χαμηλό ανάγλυφο n (chamiló anáglyfo)
• Interlingue:
• Japanese: 浅浮き彫り (あさうきぼり, asa ukibori)
• Portuguese: baixo-relevo (pt) m
• Russian: барелье́ф (ru) m (barelʹjéf)
• Spanish: bajorrelieve m
• Ukrainian: барельє́ф (uk) m (barelʹjéf)

Adjective

bas-relief (not comparable)

1. Refers to any aspect of sculpture which is flat or in the bas relief style.

Anagrams

• balefires

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French

Etymology

Calque of Italian bassorilievo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ʁə.ljɛf/ ~ /bɑ.ʁə.ljɛf/

Noun

bas-relief m (plural bas-reliefs)

1. bas-relief