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English > 1 sense of the word half-relief:
NOUNartifacthalf-relief, mezzo-relievo, mezzo-rilievoa sculptural relief between low relief and high relief
English > half-relief: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA sculptural relief between low relief and high relief.
Synonymsmezzo-relievo, mezzo-rilievo
Broaderrelief, relievo, rilievo, embossment, sculptural reliefsculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background