/kah"voh ri lee"voh, kay"-/ , n. , pl. cavo-relievos . Fine Arts.
1. a form of relief sculpture in which the volumes are carved or incised so that the highest points are below or level with the original surface. Cf. intaglio (defs. 1-3).
2. a piece of sculpture in this form. Also called sunk relief .
[ cavo-rilievo hollow relief. See CAVE, RELIEF ]