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单词 cavo-relievo
释义

cavo-relievo

[ kah-voh-ri-lee-voh, key- ]
/ ˈkɑ voʊ rɪˈli voʊ, ˈkeɪ- /

noun, plural ca·vo-re·lie·vos.Fine Arts.

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.Compare intaglio (defs. 1-3).
a piece of sculpture in this form.
Also called sunk relief.

Origin of cavo-relievo

<Italian cavo-rilievo hollow relief. See cave, relief2

Words nearby cavo-relievo

cavity resonator, cavity wall, cavogram, cavography, cavolo nero, cavo-relievo, cavort, cavosurface, cavosurface angle, Cavour, cavum
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Example sentences from the Web for cavo-relievo

  • Near to this is another stela of great beauty, engraved in low relief and cavo-relievo, coloured.

    Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 455|Various

British Dictionary definitions for cavo-relievo

cavo-relievo

cavo-rilievo

/ (ˌkɑːvəʊrɪˈliːvəʊ, ˌkeɪ-) /

noun plural -vos or -vi (-vɪ)

a relief sculpture in which the highest point in the carving is below the level of the original surface

Word Origin for cavo-relievo

Italian, literally: hollow relief
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