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half-relief vs sculptural relief

sculptural relief vs half-relief

half-relief and sculptural relief both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
half-relief Yes No No No
sculptural relief Yes No No No
As nouns, sculptural relief is a hypernym of half-relief; that is, sculptural relief is a word with a broader meaning than half-relief:
  • half-relief: a sculptural relief between low relief and high relief
  • sculptural relief: sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
Other hypernyms of half-relief include embossment, relief, relievo, rilievo.
half-relief (noun) sculptural relief (noun)
a sculptural relief between low relief and high relief sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
Difference between half-relief and sculptural relief

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