WordNet
sculptural relief
n. sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background [syn: relief, relievo, rilievo, embossment]
Usage examples of "sculptural relief".
The cliffs that pulled back to create the recessed rear wall of the Gather Field led then to the sculptural relief of the shelters in the cliff of Down River and then, just as The River took a sharp turn to the east, the huge overhanging stone ledge that housed the Ninth Cave.