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low relief vs sculptural relief

sculptural relief vs low relief

low relief and sculptural relief both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
low relief Yes No No No
sculptural relief Yes No No No
As nouns, sculptural relief is a hypernym of low relief; that is, sculptural relief is a word with a broader meaning than low relief:
  • low 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 low relief include embossment, relief, relievo, rilievo.
low 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 low relief and sculptural relief

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