ca•vo-re•lie•vo(kä′vō ri lē′vō, kā′-),USA pronunciationn., pl.-vos.[Fine Arts.]
Fine Arta 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).
Fine Arta piece of sculpture in this form. Also called sunk relief.
Italian cavo-rilievo hollow relief. See cave,relief