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