EMBOSSMENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does embossment mean? 

• EMBOSSMENT (noun)
  The noun EMBOSSMENT has 2 senses:

1. an impression produced by pressure or printing

2. sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background

  Familiarity information: EMBOSSMENT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EMBOSSMENT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An impression produced by pressure or printing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

embossment; imprint

Hypernyms ("embossment" is a kind of...):

impression; stamp (a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

embossment; relief; relievo; rilievo; sculptural relief

Hypernyms ("embossment" is a kind of...):

sculpture (a three-dimensional work of plastic art)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "embossment"):

alto relievo; alto rilievo; high relief (a sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth)

bas relief; basso relievo; basso rilievo; low relief (a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut)

half-relief; mezzo-relievo; mezzo-rilievo (a sculptural relief between low relief and high relief)

Derivation:

emboss (raise in a relief)