[al-toh-ri-lee-voh] Pronunciation Key ] Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
| al·to-re·lie·vo also al·to-ri·lie·vo
(āl'tō-rĭ-lē'vō, äl'tō-rēl-yā'vō) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. al·to-re·lie·vos also al·to-ri·lie·vi (-rēl-yā'vē) See high relief. [Italian altorilievo : alto, high; see alto + rilievo, relief; see bas-relief.] |
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| high relief
n. Sculptural relief in which the modeled forms project from the background by at least half their depth. Also called alto-relievo. |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Alto Pass, IL (village, FIPS 1205) Location: 37.57287 N, 89.31926 W
Population (1990): 417 (165 housing units)
Area: 5.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 62905
Palo Alto County, IA (county, FIPS 147) Location: 43.09098 N, 94.67976 W
Population (1990): 10669 (4826 housing units)
Area: 1460.4 sq km (land), 14.4 sq km (water)
Trujillo Alto zona, PR (urbana, FIPS 83606) Location: 18.36297 N, 66.01761 W
Population (1990): 44336 (14052 housing units)
Area: 16.3 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Alto, MI Zip code(s): 49302
Alto, GA (town, FIPS 1948) Location: 34.46744 N, 83.57448 W
Population (1990): 651 (245 housing units)
Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 30510
Alto, LA Zip code(s): 71269
Alto, TX (town, FIPS 2188) Location: 31.65044 N, 95.07086 W
Population (1990): 1027 (486 housing units)
Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Mount Alto, WV Zip code(s): 25264
Monte Alto, TX Zip code(s): 78538
Mont Alto, PA (borough, FIPS 50544) Location: 39.83964 N, 77.55471 W
Population (1990): 1395 (455 housing units)
Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 17237
Palo Alto, CA (city, FIPS 55282) Location: 37.39920 N, 122.13935 W
Population (1990): 55900 (25188 housing units)
Area: 61.3 sq km (land), 5.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 94301, 94304, 94306
Palo Alto, PA (borough, FIPS 57752) Location: 40.68283 N, 76.17675 W
Population (1990): 1192 (485 housing units)
Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
East Palo Alto, CA (city, FIPS 20956) Location: 37.46605 N, 122.13220 W
Population (1990): 23451 (7351 housing units)
Area: 6.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 94303
Alto-relievo
Al"to-re*lie"vo\, n. Alto-rilievo.
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