bas-relief

Noun CEFR B2

ˈbæs.ɹɪˌliːf

Definitions

A low or mostly-flat sculpture which is carved into a wall, or is in the form of a tile mounted flat to a wall, rather than a fully three-dimensional, free-standing figure.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolbajorrelieve

Françaisbas-relief

DeutschBasrelief Flachrelief

19 more languages

Българскибарелеф

Catalàbaix relleu

Češtinabasreliéf

Cymraegbasgerfwedd cerfwedd isel

Ελληνικάχαμηλό ανάγλυφο

Esperantobareliefo

Galegobaixo-relevo

Հայերենհարթաքանդակ

Italianobassorilievo

日本語浅浮き彫り

Қазақ тілібарельеф

Latinatypus

Nederlandsbas-reliëf

Polskipłaskorzeźba

Portuguêsbaixo-relevo

Русскийбарельеф

Türkçealçak rölyef

Українськабарельєф

Examples

“Near-synonym: cameo (jewelry)”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Bas-Rhin Bas-Saint-Laurent basa Basa Air Base basa fish Basaa

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