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high relief vs sculptural relief

sculptural relief vs high relief

high relief and sculptural relief both are nouns.

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

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