Variant: or mez · zo-ri · lie · vo
Pronunciation: -ri- ' l ē -( ˌ )v ō , -r ē l- ' y ā -( ˌ )v ō
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -vos
Etymology: Italian mezzorilievo, from mezzo + rilievo relief
Date: 1598
: sculptural relief intermediate between bas-relief and high relief