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bas relief vs sculptural relief

sculptural relief vs bas relief

bas relief and sculptural relief both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bas relief Yes No No No
sculptural relief Yes No No No
As nouns, sculptural relief is a hypernym of bas relief; that is, sculptural relief is a word with a broader meaning than bas relief:
  • bas relief: a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut
  • sculptural relief: sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
Other hypernyms of bas relief include embossment, relief, relievo, rilievo.
bas relief (noun) sculptural relief (noun)
a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
Difference between bas relief and sculptural relief

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