high relief

high re·lief

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hahy ri-leef]
- /haɪ rɪˈlif/
- /haɪ rɪˈliːf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy ri-leef]
- /haɪ rɪˈlif/

Definitions of high relief words

noun high relief sculptured relief in which volumes are strongly projected from the background. 1
noun high relief relief in which forms and figures stand out from the background to half or more than half of their natural depth 0
noun high relief relief in which sculptured figures, etc. project from the background by half or more than half their full natural depth 0
noun high relief sculpture in high relief 0

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Origin of high relief

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80

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Parts of speech for High relief

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of High relief

high relief popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for high relief

noun high relief

bold — Bold lines or designs are drawn in a clear, strong way.

Just one Synonym for high relief