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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ALTO-RELIEVO

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PRONUNCIATION OF ALTO-RELIEVO

alto-relievo  [ˌæltəʊrɪˈliːvəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALTO-RELIEVO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Alto-Relievo is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ALTO-RELIEVO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

alto-relievo

Relief

Relief, or relievo rilievo, is a sculptural technique. The term relief is from the Latin verb relevo, to raise. To create a sculpture in relief is to give the impression that the sculpted material has been raised above the background plane. What is actually performed when a relief is cut in from a flat surface of stone or wood is a lowering of the field, leaving the unsculpted parts seemingly raised. The technique involves considerable chiselling away of the background, which is a time-consuming exercise with little artistic effect if the lowered background is left plain, as is often the case. On the other hand, a relief saves forming the rear of a subject, and is less fragile and more securely fixed than a sculpture in the round, especially one of a standing figure where the ankles are a potential weak point, especially in stone. In other materials such as metal, clay, plaster stucco, ceramics or papier-mache the form can be just added to or raised up from the background, and monumental bronze reliefs are made by casting.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ALTO-RELIEVO


alto-rilievo
ˌæltəʊrɪˈliːvəʊ
Antananarivo
ˌæntəˌnænəˈriːvəʊ
arvo
ˈɑːvəʊ
avo
ˈɑːvəʊ
cavo-relievo
ˌkɑːvəʊrɪˈliːvəʊ
cavo-rilievo
ˌkɑːvəʊrɪˈliːvəʊ
Corvo
ˈkɔːvəʊ
devo
ˈdiːvəʊ
divo
ˈdiːvəʊ
espressivo
ˌɛsprɛˈsiːvəʊ
evo
ˈiːvəʊ
mezzo-relievo
ˌmɛtsəʊrɪˈliːvəʊ
mezzo-rilievo
ˌmɛtsəʊrɪˈliːvəʊ
nouveau
ˈnuːvəʊ
nouveaux
ˈnuːvəʊ
Pavo
ˈpɑːvəʊ
Primitivo
ˌprɪmɪˈtiːvəʊ
rivo
ˈriːvəʊ
servo
ˈsɜːvəʊ
vivo
ˈviːvəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALTO-RELIEVO

altitude training
altitudinal
altitudinarian
altitudinous
Altman
alto
alto clef
alto horn
alto sax
alto saxophone
alto-rilievo
altocumuli
altocumulus
altogether
altoist
Alton Towers
altostrati
altostratus
altrices
altricial

WORDS THAT END LIKE ALTO-RELIEVO

ab ovo
basso rilievo
bravo
convo
de novo
galvo
in vivo
Ivanovo
Kemerovo
Kosevo
Kosovo
octavo
Porto Novo
Provo
relievo
rilievo
salvo
Sarajevo
Serajevo
Svevo

Synonyms and antonyms of alto-relievo in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «alto-relievo» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ALTO-RELIEVO

Find out the translation of alto-relievo to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of alto-relievo from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «alto-relievo» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

奥拓,浮雕
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

altorrelieve
570 millions of speakers

English

alto-relievo
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ऑल्टो - उभार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ألتو ، هذا relievo
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

горельеф
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alto -relevo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Alto-উচ্চাবচ প্রণালীতে গঠন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

alto -relief
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Alto-relievo
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Alt - relievo
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アルト、浮き彫り
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

알토 부조
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Alto-relievo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hình chạm nổi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆல்டோ-relievo
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अल्टो-रिलीईव्हो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yüksek kabartma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

altorilievo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

alt - relievo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

горельєф
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

alto - relievo
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

alto - relievo
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

alt - reliëf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

alto - relievo
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

alto - relievo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of alto-relievo

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ALTO-RELIEVO»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ALTO-RELIEVO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about alto-relievo

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALTO-RELIEVO»

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The English Connoisseur:: Containing an Account of Whatever ...
Containing an Account of Whatever is Curious in Painting, Sculpture, &c. in the Palaces and Seats of the Nobility and Principal Gentry of England, Both in Town and Country.. Thomas Martyn. An Alto Relievo, Jupiter and Juno. Six other Figures ...
Thomas Martyn, 1766
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Publishers' Uniform Trade List Directory: Comprising All the ...
50 do. chased edges and mounted, Large Pocket Albums, si by 4i in. 101,. French mor., nlto rel., 50 port., clasped, 10B. do. do. 50 do. clasped, chased edges, and mounted, Centre Table Albums. 6 by 5 in. French morocco, alto relievo. 16.
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Italian Sculpture of the Middle Ages and Period of the ...
The Birth of St. John the Baptist ; alto-relievo, in terra-cotta ...... 9 Notice of Lorenzo Ghiberti . . . . . . .10 List of Lorenzo Ghiberti's Principal Works in Florence . . 11 7594. Alto-relievo, in terra-cotta. The Virgin and Child, surrounded by a choir of ...
‎1862
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A New Display of the Beauties of England: Or A Description ...
A very large Alto Relievo, weighing about a tun □and a half, that was a freeze in a Greek temple of Diana and Apollo ; it represents the story of Niobe, and her children, &c. Here are seven sons and seven daughters supposed to be hunting in ...
5
A Description of the Antiquities in Wilton-House
AN Alto Relievo. A Rape of NEPTUNE, twelve Figures besides two Horses. An Alto Relievo. Six Figures, NEREIDS, TRITONS,, and a Horse. An Alto Relievo. The Rape of the CENTAURS; eight Figures. A Greek Alto Relievo of very curious  ...
James Kennedy, 1769
6
A description of the antiquities and curiosities in ...
N Alto Relievo. A Rape of NEPTUNE,, twelve Fi- gures besides two Horses. An Alto Relievo. Six Figures, NEREIDS, TRITONS,, and a Horse. An Alto Relievo. The Rape of the CENTAURS; eight Figures. A Greek Alto Relievo of very curious  ...
James Kennedy (of Salisbury.), 1769
7
Observations Made During a Tour Through Parts of England, ...
The statue of Livia, wife of Augustus. An alto-relievo, two Cupids ; one looks angry at the other, whose bow he has broke, which makes the other whimper. An alto-relievo, the ornament of a pedestal belonging to a victor. An alto-relievo, Saturn, ...
Sir Richard Joseph Sulivan, 1780
8
Uniform Trade List Circular: For the Benefit of Publishers, ...
and gold, 2 clasps, 40 Portraits, . . . 8 C. " " and gold, 2 clasps, 50 Portraits, . . . Any of the above, with chased edges, 13 cents additional. NET. $ 90 1 20 1 50 1 80 1 95 2 25 2 40 Centre Table Albums. 6 x 5 in. French Morocco, alto relievo. 16 .
Howard Challen, 1866
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A New Description of the Pictures, Statues, Bustos, Basso ...
An Alto Relievo. EUROPA on the Bull ; his Feet end in Fins. There are four other Marine Deities affifting at the Rape. . An Alto Relievo. GALATEA riding on the Sea in a Shell, drawn by two Dolphins. There are three other Figures. An Alto ...
James Kennedy, 1779
10
A new description of the Pictures ... and other Curiosities ...
James KENNEDY (of Salisbury.), Henry HERBERT (10th Earl of Pembroke.) THE STONE HALL: Begin with the Relievo on the Right-Hand. N Alto Relievo. A Rape of NEPsiTUNE, twelve Figures befides two Horses. An Alto RelieVo, Six ...
James KENNEDY (of Salisbury.), Henry HERBERT (10th Earl of Pembroke.), 1771

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Alto-Relievo [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/alto-relievo>. May 2024 ».
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