High Relief

Definition: High Relief

High Relief

Noun

1. A sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth.

Domain	Definition
Fine Arts	Sculptural relief in which half or more than half of the natural circumference of the modelled form projects from the surrounding surface. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: High Relief

Synonyms: alto relievo (n), alto rilievo (n). (additional references)

Antonym: bas relief (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Convexity	Relief, relievo, cameo; bassorilievo, mezzorilevo, altorivievo; low relief, bas relief, high relief.
Sculpture	High relief, low relief, bas relief; relief; relieve; bassorilievo, altorilievo, mezzorilievo; intaglio, anaglyph; medal, medallion; cameo.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: High Relief

English words defined with "high relief": Alto-rilievo ♦ half-relief ♦ mezzo-relievo, mezzo-rilievo ♦ Palissy ware. (references)

Etymologies containing "high relief": Ectypal. (references)

Title	Author	Quote
Grapes of Wrath	Steinbeck, John	The hundred muscles of his neck stood out in high relief, and the firelight went deep into his eyes and ignited red embers.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language		Translations for "high relief"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Arabic		‏واضح التجسيم. (various references)

Bulgarian		горелеф (alto relievo). (various references)

Danish		meget fremstaaende,smaa partikler bliver under toerringen omgivet af plast (articles in high relief are bent over during the drying of the plastic). (various references)

Dutch		zeer hoogliggende delen worden tijdens het drogen van de lak omgebogen (articles in high relief are bent over during the drying of the plastic). (various references)

French		haut-relief. (various references)

German		sehr hochstehende Teilchen werden beim Eintrocknen des Lacks umgelegt (articles in high relief are bent over during the drying of the plastic). (various references)

Greek		κατά την διάρκεια της στερεοποίησης το βερνίκι επιστρώνει τα σωματίδια τα οποία υπερβαίνουν ελαφρώς το μέσο επίπεδο της επιφάνειας (articles in high relief are bent over during the drying of the plastic). (various references)

Hungarian		magas dombormű, dombormű (embossing, embossment, raised work, relief). (various references)

Italian		altorilievo (alto relievo). (various references)

Pig Latin		ighhay eliefray

Portuguese		durante a solidificação,a camada da laca acama as partículas que ultrapassam sensivelmente o nível médio da superfície (articles in high relief are bent over during the drying of the plastic). (various references)

Romanian		relief înalt. (various references)

Russian		горельеф (alto relievo). (various references)

Spanish		durante la solidificación, las partículas que tienen mucho relieve se pliegan (articles in high relief are bent over during the drying of the plastic). (various references)

Swedish		hautrelief, högrelief. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-e-f-g-h-h-i-i-l-r"
	-1 letter: highflier.
	-2 letters: filigree, highlife.
	-4 letters: feirie, ferlie, girlie, heifer, higher, liefer, refile, relief.
	-5 letters: filer, fleer, flier, grief, heigh, leger, liege, lifer, liger, refel, rifle.
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High Relief

Definition: High Relief

High Relief

Noun

Specialty Definition: High Relief

Fine Arts

Synonyms: High Relief

Synonyms within Context: High Relief

Convexity

Sculpture

Crosswords: High Relief

Use in Literature: High Relief

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Modern Translation: High Relief

Arabic

Bulgarian

Danish

Dutch

French

German

Greek

Hungarian

Italian

Pig Latin

Portuguese

Romanian

Russian

Spanish

Swedish

Anagrams: High Relief

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