Pronunciation: ˌ bä-ri- ' l ē f, ˌ bas-, b ā s-; ' bä-ri- ˌ , ' bas-, ' b ā s-
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from bas low + relief raised work
Date: 1667
: sculptural relief in which the projection from the surrounding surface is slight and no part of the modeled form is undercut also : sculpture executed in bas-relief
bas-relief