Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bas_relief

1 sense of bas relief

Sense 1
bas relief, low relief, basso relievo, basso rilievo -- (a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut)
       => relief, relievo, rilievo, embossment, sculptural relief -- (sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background)