Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

high relief

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English

Syllables
high- re-lief
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of classical sculpture in which forms extend from the background by at least half of their depth.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

high reliefs (plural)

Synonyms

alto-relievo alto relievo alto rilievo

Antonyms

low relief bas-relief basso-relievo basso-rilievo

Questions

What does high relief mean?
A form of classical sculpture in which forms extend from the background by at least half of their depth.

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