bas relief

A form of bas-relief — A low or mostly-flat sculpture which is carved into a wall, or is in the form of a tile mounted flat to a wall, rather than a fully three-dimensional, free-standing figure.

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low reliefbasso relievobasso rilievo
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Meanings

nounbas relief (countable and uncountable, plural bas reliefs)

plural bas reliefs

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of bas-relief.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut

Similar
low reliefbasso relievobasso rilievo
Broader
reliefrelievorilievo
Also see
low relief

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

bas relief. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bas%20relief

MLA

“bas relief.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bas%20relief. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bas relief,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bas%20relief.

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