What is another word for rilievo?

Pronunciation: [ɹɪlˈiːvə͡ʊ] (IPA)

"Rilievo", an Italian word which translates to "relief" in English, can have many synonyms that describe the same concept of a raised or elevated surface. Some of the possible replacements for "rilievo" include "elevation", "projection", "bulge", "ridge", "protuberance", "swell", "outcropping", "bump" and "emergence". Each of these synonyms describes a different degree or shape of a raised surface, but all share the basic idea of something standing out from a flat or smooth background. By using a variety of synonyms for "rilievo", you can add nuance and precision to your descriptions of both physical and non-physical aspects of the world.

Synonyms for Rilievo:

What are the hypernyms for Rilievo?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Rilievo

The first of these, of course, is the Assumption of the Madonna, of which Caccia says there was a representation of her "Come ascese in Cielo, con le statue delli dodeci Apostoli intorno di rilievo," and there may very well have been a benefactor or so in addition.
"Ex Voto"
Samuel Butler
Of Donatello as an innovator I have said something above, in considering the Florentine Davids, but he was also the inventor of that low relief in which his school worked, called rilievo stiacciato, of which there are some excellent examples at South Kensington.
"A Wanderer in Florence"
E. V. Lucas
Thinking that perhaps the girl was praying, the warden's wife waited some minutes, but no sound greeted her; and so motionless was the figure, that it might have been only an alto rilievo carved on the wall.
"At the Mercy of Tiberius"
August Evans Wilson

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