Definition of relief

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Relief (n.) The projection of a figure above the ground or plane on which it is formed.

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Ease :: Ease (n.) Freedom from anything that pains or troubles; as: (a) Relief from labor or effort; rest; quiet; relaxation; as, ease of body..
Phototype :: Phototype (n.) A plate or block with a printing surface (usually in relief) obtained from a photograph; also, any one of the many methods of processes by which such a printing surface is obtained..
Refreshment :: Refreshment (n.) The act of refreshing, or the state of being refreshed; restoration of strength, spirit, vigor, or liveliness; relief after suffering; new life or animation after depression..
Basso-relievo :: Basso-relievo (n.) Same as Bas-relief.
Arabesque :: Arabesque (n.) A style of ornamentation either painted, inlaid, or carved in low relief. It consists of a pattern in which plants, fruits, foliage, etc., as well as figures of men and animals, real or imaginary, are fantastically interlaced or put together..
Goggle :: Goggle (v. i.) Colored glasses for relief from intense light.
Panstereorama :: Panstereorama (n.) A model of a town or country, in relief, executed in wood, cork, pasteboard, or the like..
Relieve :: Relieve (v. t.) To cause to seem to rise; to put in relief; to give prominence or conspicuousness to; to set off by contrast.
Knotted :: Knotted (a.) Characterized by small, detached points, chiefly composed of mica, less decomposable than the mass of the rock, and forming knots in relief on the weathered surface; as, knotted rocks..
Release :: Release (n.) Relief from care, pain, or any burden..
Grace :: Grace (n.) The same prerogative when exercised in the form of equitable relief through chancery.
Mullar :: Mullar (n.) A die, cut in intaglio, for stamping an ornament in relief, as upon metal..
Reliefful :: Reliefful (a.) Giving relief.
Irrelievable :: Irrelievable (a.) Not admitting relief; incurable; hopeless.
Relievable :: Relievable (a.) Capable of being relieved; fitted to recieve relief.
Stereograph :: Stereogram (n.) A diagram or picture which represents objects in such a way as to give the impression of relief or solidity; also, a stereograph..
Quirk :: Quirk (n.) A small channel, deeply recessed in proportion to its width, used to insulate and give relief to a convex rounded molding..
Anaglyphic :: Anaglyphic (n.) Work chased or embossed relief.
Need :: Need (n.) To be in want of; to have cause or occasion for; to lack; to require, as supply or relief..
Stereoscope :: Stereopticon (n.) An instrument, consisting essentially of a magic lantern in which photographic pictures are used, by which the image of a landscape, or any object, may be thrown upon a screen in such a manner as to seem to stand out in relief, so as to form a striking and accurate representation of the object itself; also, a pair of magic lanterns for producing the effect of dissolving views..
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