MEZZO-RELIEVO


Meaning of MEZZO-RELIEVO in English

noun

or mezzo-ri·lie·vo | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷rēˈlē(ˌ)vō, -rēlˈyā-, -yē

( plural mezzo-relievos -vōz ; or mezzo-rilie·vi -rēlˈyā(ˌ)vē, -ye-)

Etymology: Italian mezzorilievo, from mezzo half + rilievo relief — more at relief

: sculptural relief that is intermediate in degree of projection between bas-relief and high relief with approximately half of the natural circumference of the modeled form projecting from the surrounding surface

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