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sculptural relief vs low relief

low relief vs sculptural relief

sculptural relief and low relief both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sculptural relief Yes No No No
low relief Yes No No No
As nouns, low relief is a hyponym of sculptural relief; that is, low relief is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sculptural relief:
  • sculptural relief: sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
  • low relief: a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut
sculptural relief (noun) low relief (noun)
sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut
Difference between sculptural relief and low relief

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