ALTO RELIEVO
Dictionary entry overview: What does alto relievo mean? • ALTO RELIEVO (noun)
The noun ALTO RELIEVO has 1 sense:
1. a sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth
Familiarity information: ALTO RELIEVO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ALTO RELIEVO (noun)
Meaning:
A sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
alto relievo; alto rilievo; high relief
Hypernyms ("alto relievo" is a kind of...):
embossment; relief; relievo; rilievo; sculptural relief (sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background)
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