mezzo-relievo

noun

mez·​zo-re·​lie·​vo ˌmet-(ˌ)sō-ri-ˈlē-(ˌ)vō 

-rēl-ˈyā-(ˌ)vō,

ˌmed-(ˌ)zō-

variants or mezzo-rilievo

plural mezzo-relievos

: sculptural relief intermediate between bas-relief and high relief

Word History

Etymology

Italian mezzorilievo, from mezzo + rilievo relief

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above