hollow relief
1relief — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. comfort, alleviation (see relief); assistance, welfare, aid; substitution, substitute; projection, convexity. II Alleviation Nouns 1. relief, deliverance, easement, softening, alleviation,… …
2Relief sculpture — A method of sculpture in which three dimensional forms are made to project from a flat background. The materials normally used for this technique are stone, clay, or bronze. There are several categories of sculpture relief. The bas relief… …
3Bas-relief — • A sculpture executed upon and attached to a flat surface Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Bas Relief Bas relief † …
4Sunken-relief — Sunken relief, otherwise known as intaglio or sometimes hollow relief, is a method of sculpting which entails carving or etching an image into the surface of a flat piece of stone, metal, glass or wood. This method creates a relief which is… …
5Sandy Hollow- Gulgong railway line, New South Wales — The Sandy Hollow Gulgong railway line is a railway line in northern New South Wales, Australia. The line forms a cross country connection with the Main North line and the Gwabegar line and ultimately on to the Main West line creating a circuitous …
6coelanaglyphic relief — (ˈ)sē|lanə|glifik noun Etymology: French coilanaglyphique, from coilanaglyphe (from Greek koilos hollow + anaglyphe anaglyph) + ique ic more at cave, anaglyph : sunk relief …
7intaglio — /in tal yoh, tahl /; It. /een tah lyaw/, n., pl. intaglios, It. intagli / tah lyee/, v. n. 1. incised carving, as opposed to carving in relief. 2. ornamentation with a figure or design sunk below the surface. 3. a gem, seal, piece of jewelry, or… …
8cavo-rilievo — noun see cavo relievo * * * cavo rilievo /käˈvō rē lyāˈvō/ noun A kind of relief sculpture in which the highest surface is below the level of the original stone, which is left round the outlines of the design (see also ↑intaglio) ORIGIN: Ital… …
9ca|vo-ri|lie|vo — «KAH voh ree LYEH voh», noun, plural vos. sculptural relief largely sunk below the surface in which the highest portions are level with the general surface; hollow relief. ╂[< Italian cavo rilievo hollow relief] …
10cavo-relievo — /kah voh ri lee voh, kay /, n., pl. cavo relievos. Fine Arts. 1. a form of relief sculpture in which the volumes are carved or incised so that the highest points are below or level with the original surface. Cf. intaglio (defs. 1 3). 2. a piece… …
