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bas-relief en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈbæs.ɹɪˌlif/ (US)
- /ˈbɑ.ɹɪˌlif/ (US)
- /ˈbɑs.ɹɪˌliːf/ (UK)
- bəs-rĭ-lēf′
- bŏs-rĭ-lēf′
- bäs-rĭ-lēf′
- bôs-rĭ-lēf′
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌbæs.ɹɪˈlif/ (US)
- /ˌbɑ.ɹɪˈlif/ (US)
- /ˈbɑː.ɹɪˌliːf/ (UK)
- /ˈbæs.ɹɪˌliːf/ (UK)
Etymology
From French bas-relief, from Italian bassorilievo, compound of basso (“low”) + rilievo (“relief”), from Latin relevare (“to raise up, make light”).
Meanings
-
(not-comparable, of a sculpture) In the bas-relief style; low or mostly flat.
Forms
wikipedia: Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal
bas-relief en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbæs.ɹɪˌlif/ (US)
- /ˈbɑ.ɹɪˌlif/ (US)
- /ˈbɑs.ɹɪˌliːf/ (UK)
- bəs-rĭ-lēf′
- bŏs-rĭ-lēf′
- bäs-rĭ-lēf′
- bôs-rĭ-lēf′
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌbæs.ɹɪˈlif/ (US)
- /ˌbɑ.ɹɪˈlif/ (US)
- /ˈbɑː.ɹɪˌliːf/ (UK)
- /ˈbæs.ɹɪˌliːf/ (UK)
Etymology
From French bas-relief, from Italian bassorilievo, compound of basso (“low”) + rilievo (“relief”), from Latin relevare (“to raise up, make light”).
Meanings
-
(countable, qualifier:sculpture, uncountable) 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.
Near-synonyms: cavo-relievo, cavo-rilievo, intaglio-rilievo, sunken relief, cameo (jewelry)
Forms
Antonyms
alto-relievo · high relief
Synonyms
cavo-relievo · low relief · basso-rilievo · cavo-rilievo · cameo · basso-relievo · sunken relief · intaglio-rilievo
Translations (29)
bg барелеф (a low or mostly-flat sculpture) · el χαμηλό ανάγλυφο (a low or mostly-flat sculpture) · ga rilíf íseal (a low or mostly-flat sculpture) · crh barelyef (a low or mostly-flat sculpture) · eo bareliefo (a low or mostly-flat sculpture) · pms bas-riliev (a low or mostly-flat sculpture) · de Basrelief (a low or mostly-flat sculpture) · sh bas-relief (a low or mostly-flat sculpture) · es bajorrelieve (a low or mostly-flat sculpture) · ja 浅浮き彫り (a low or mostly-flat sculpture) · pt baixo-relevo (a low or mostly-flat sculpture) · fi reliefi (a low or mostly-flat sculpture) · be барэлье́ф (a low or mostly-flat sculpture) · cy cerfwedd isel (a low or mostly-flat sculpture) · uk барельє́ф (a low or mostly-flat sculpture) · cmn 浮雕 (a low or mostly-flat sculpture) · cy basgerfwedd (a low or mostly-flat sculpture) · nl bas-reliëf (a low or mostly-flat sculpture) · kk барельеф (a low or mostly-flat sculpture) · pl płaskorzeźba (a low or mostly-flat sculpture) · it bassorilievo (a low or mostly-flat sculpture) · ru барелье́ф (a low or mostly-flat sculpture) · tr alçak rölyef (a low or mostly-flat sculpture) · ca baix relleu (a low or mostly-flat sculpture) · br berrvos (a low or mostly-flat sculpture) · hy հարթաքանդակ (a low or mostly-flat sculpture) · fr bas-relief (a low or mostly-flat sculpture) · de Flachrelief (a low or mostly-flat sculpture) · gl baixo-relevo (a low or mostly-flat sculpture)
wikipedia: Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal