alto-rilievo

Noun

Meaning

High relief; sculptured work in which the figures project more than half their thickness; as, this figure is an alto-rilievo or in alto-rilievo.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Alternative names

alto rilievo

Synonyms

high relief bold projected carving

Hypernyms

relief embossment relievo rilievo sculptural relief

Derivatives

alto-rilievos

Close letter words and terms

alto- alto-cumulus alto-relievo alto-stratus Altobelli altocumuli