high relief

noun

, Sculpture.

1. sculptured relief in which volumes are strongly projected from the background.

high relief

noun

1. relief in which forms and figures stand out from the background to half or more than half of their natural depth Also calledalto-relievo

Word History and Origins

Origin of high relief¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

The world emerging from the worst of the pandemic focused a new concentration on the intolerable inequities brought into high relief by lockdown, and climate change that made itself more evident by the day.

From Time

Mathrani’s comments are yet another reminder that the pandemic shutdown has been devastating for women, throwing into high relief just how inhospitable and precarious the workplace can be for caretakers.

From Time

By fracturing commonplace landscapes, she throws them into high relief.

From Washington Post

With more than 360,000 people, a resurrected New Orleans stands out in high relief from the spurious values of the Tea Party.

From The Daily Beast

It was ornamented with a series of bands in high relief, bands bearing the color script of the aliens.

From Project Gutenberg

The memorial is to take the form of a mural monument with a medallion portrait of his head in high relief.

From Project Gutenberg

Made of red cedar and unpolished, the cornices and uprights of them were carved with arabesques in high relief.

From Project Gutenberg

The barrel has a beautiful fluted twist on it, and the lock-plate and hammer, as well as the butt, are chiselled in high relief.

From Project Gutenberg

The rectangular panels of the pulpit stage are beautifully carved in high relief.

From Project Gutenberg