2 definitions
for bas relief
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
bas relief
n : a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from
the background; no figures are undercut [syn: low relief,
basso relievo, basso rilievo] [ant: alto relievo]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
39 Moby Thesaurus words for "bas relief":
anaglyph, bellying, boldness, boss, bulging, cameo, cameo glass,
cavo-rilievo, cut glass, embossment, eminence, excrescence,
excrescency, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, glyph, glyptograph,
high relief, intaglio, intaglio rilevato, intaglio rilievo,
low relief, mask, medal, medallion, plaquette, projection,
prominence, protrusion, protuberance, protuberancy, relief,
relievo, salience, salient, sculptured glass, tuberosity,
tuberousness
