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Meanings of high relief in English
Catalan
alt relleu A sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth.
Synonyms
Examples for "alto relievo"
Examples for "alto relievo"
1
The statues and sculptures on the walls of the outer corridor are in alto relievo, and generally life-size.
2
Mr. Hewer was buried in the old Church at Clapham, where there is a large monument of marble in alto relievo erected to his memory.]
1
I never before saw nearly so distinct a cloud-picture, or rather sculpture; for it came out in alto-rilievo on the body of the cloud.
Usage of high relief in English
1
Opposite the cathedral we saw a beautiful cross, carved in high relief.
2
Skulls are everywhere, grinning, somber, in high relief or in three-dimensional representation.
3
Each was heavily carved with the Montevarchi arms in high relief.
4
The stone is of black marble, sculptured in very high relief.
5
The park describes it as the largest high relief sculpture in the world.
6
Sunlight threw into high relief the exotic designs filled with tense, latent energy.
7
The war has brought this fact out in high relief.
8
They are by Isadore Konti, in richly wrought high relief.
9
Looked back on, she stood out in high relief against her somewhat graceless surroundings.
10
The staff's light threw the stone figures into high relief.
11
The shadow of the parting had thrown into high relief the happiness of the day.
12
The groove is deep and well rounded, and has two bordering ridges in high relief.
13
It looks so like a piece of high relief carved out of the rock wall.
14
This made Isaac's chicken-scratchings stand out in high relief.
15
Shields carved in high relief projected from the walls.
16
The dessert-plates were bordered with wreaths of flowers and fruits in high relief, all of silver.
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High relief through the time
High relief across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common