Definition
A sculptural relief that projects less than half-way from its background, or any carving that is partially engraved.
Etymology
From 'hemi-' (half) + 'glyph' (carving, from Greek 'glyphē'). In art, a hemiglyph is a relief sculpture shallower than a true relief but deeper than an intaglio.
Kelly Says
Ancient Greek temple decorations often used hemiglyphs—artists could create the illusion of depth by carving just enough to catch shadows, saving time while looking amazing from a distance!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
半 ቋ ነገር
ban q'wa ne-ger
ARالعربية
نصف حرف
nafs harf
BNবাংলা
অর্ধ-লিপি
ardha-li-pi
CACatalà
hemiglíf
he-mi-gli-f
CSČeština
poloviční glyf
po-lo-viční glyf
DADansk
halvglyf
halt-glyf
DEDeutsch
Hemiglyph
he-mi-glif
ELΕλληνικά
μισό γλυφ
mi-so glyf
ESEspañol
hemiglifo
he-mi-gli-fo
FISuomi
puoli-glyyfi
puoli-glyy-fi
FRFrançais
hémiglyphe
e-mi-glif
GUGU
અર્ધભાષા ચિહ્ન
ardhabhasa chih-n
HAHA
kwakwarin yaren
kwa-kwa-rin ya-ren
HEעברית
חצי 글ית
chatzi gli-t
HIहिन्दी
अर्ध-लिपि
ardha-li-pi
HUMagyar
félig glyf
fe-lig glyf
IDBahasa Indonesia
setengah gliph
se-tan-gah gli-ph
IGIG
asusu n'eji
a-su-su n-e-ji
ITItaliano
emiglifo
e-mi-gli-fo
KKKK
жарты тіл ауытқу
jar-ty ti-l au-yt-qu
KMKM
ក្នុង ភាសាទ្វេ
knuŋ pʰiːaːsɑːtʰveː
MRMR
अर्धभाषिक सूजन
ardhabhashik soo-jan
MSBahasa Melayu
separuh gliph
se-pa-ruh gli-ph
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်လျော် ပုံ
kyai-l-yaw po-ng
NLNederlands
helft glyph
helft glyph
NONorsk
halvglyf
halt-glyf
PAPA
ਅੱਧ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਖ਼ਰਾਬ
ad-dh bha-sha kha-rab
PLPolski
połówka glifa
po-łów-ka gli-fa
PTPortuguês
hemiglífico
he-mi-gli-fi-co
RORomână
semicircul glyphic
se-mi-cir-cul gly-phic
RUРусский
полуглиф
po-lu-glif
SVSvenska
halvglyf
halt-glyf
SWKiswahili
nusu ya herufi
nu-su ya he-ru-fi
TAதமிழ்
அரை குறியீடு
arai ku-ri-ee-du
TEతెలుగు
ఆర్ధభాషి
ardhabhashi
THไทย
ครึ่งอักษร
krung aksar
TLTL
kalahating glyph
ka-la-hat-ing glyph
TRTürkçe
yarımGlyph
yar-im-Glyph
UKУкраїнська
півглиф
piv-glyf
URاردو
آدھی حرف
a-dhi harf
VITiếng Việt
nửa ký tự
nua-ky tu
YOYO
ọ̀fọ̀ ẹ̀lẹ̀
o-fo o-le
ZUZU
ukuthi kwakuthi
u-ku-thi kwa-ku-thi