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Definition of Embossment
1. Noun. An impression produced by pressure or printing.
2. Noun. Sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background.
Specialized synonyms: Alto Relievo, Alto Rilievo, High Relief, Bas Relief, Basso Relievo, Basso Rilievo, Low Relief, Half-relief, Mezzo-relievo, Mezzo-rilievo
Generic synonyms: Sculpture
Derivative terms: Emboss
Definition of Embossment
1. n. The act of forming bosses or raised figures, or the state of being so formed.
Definition of Embossment
1. Noun. The result of embossing; something that has been embossed. ¹
2. Noun. The process or act of embossing. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Embossment
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Embossment
Literary usage of Embossment
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin by Geological Society of America (1893)
"From the front of the embossment there originated lamina; which extended backward
with a graceful, arching curve, much like the profile of a drumlin. ..."
2. Bulletin of the Geographical Society of Philadelphia by Geographical Society of Philadelphia (1895)
"The bottom layer of the ice in passing over the crest of the embossment would be
pressed with exceptional force upon it, and would, as a result, ..."
3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1896)
"At a point in the Gable glacier there was found an embossment of rock over which
the ice was forced to pass and in so doing to rise in a dome-like fashion. ..."
4. Magazine of Popular Science, and Journal of the Useful Arts (1837)
"The latter annoyances would not take place if, as M. Grimpé further proposes,
the embossment should he deferred until after the writing is completed, ..."
5. Report on the Geology of Vermont: Descriptive, Theoretical, Economical, and by Vermont State Geologist, Edward Hitchcock, Albert David Hager, Charles Henry Hitchcock, Leo Lesquereux, Elkanah Billings (1861)
"This we call embossment. Where the protuberances are small and near together,
they have been called by French geologists Roches ..."
6. Bulletin by Geological Society of America (1893)
"From the front of the embossment there originated lamina; which extended backward
with a graceful, arching curve, much like the profile of a drumlin. ..."
7. Bulletin of the Geographical Society of Philadelphia by Geographical Society of Philadelphia (1895)
"The bottom layer of the ice in passing over the crest of the embossment would be
pressed with exceptional force upon it, and would, as a result, ..."
8. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1896)
"At a point in the Gable glacier there was found an embossment of rock over which
the ice was forced to pass and in so doing to rise in a dome-like fashion. ..."
9. Magazine of Popular Science, and Journal of the Useful Arts (1837)
"The latter annoyances would not take place if, as M. Grimpé further proposes,
the embossment should he deferred until after the writing is completed, ..."
10. Report on the Geology of Vermont: Descriptive, Theoretical, Economical, and by Vermont State Geologist, Edward Hitchcock, Albert David Hager, Charles Henry Hitchcock, Leo Lesquereux, Elkanah Billings (1861)
"This we call embossment. Where the protuberances are small and near together,
they have been called by French geologists Roches ..."
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