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relief
Found in thesaurus: restitution, indemnity, peer, equal, assist, intermission, pause, modification, decrease, step-down, liberation
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relief
n.
easement, alleviation; liberation, release; support provided to the needy; embossment, sculpture in which the forms project outward from the surface; aid, assistance; person who fills the role of another
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Relief, formerly known as Panorama, is a public affairs newsmagazine series in Canada, airing nightly in Ontario on TFO, the Franco-Ontarian public television network.
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Relief
Relief is a sculptural technique where the sculpted elements remain attached to a solid background of the same material. The term is from the Latin verb relevo, to raise. To create a sculpture in relief is to give the impression that the sculpted material has been raised above the background plane. What is actually performed when a relief is cut in from a flat surface of stone (relief sculpture) or wood (relief carving) is a lowering of the field, leaving the unsculpted parts seemingly raised. The technique involves considerable chiselling away of the background, which is a time-consuming exercise. On the other hand, a relief saves forming the rear of a subject, and is less fragile and more securely fixed than a sculpture in the round, especially one of a standing figure where the ankles are a potential weak point, especially in stone. In other materials such as metal, clay, plaster stucco, ceramics or papier-mache the form can be just added to or raised up from the background, and monumental bronze reliefs are made by casting.
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relief
Noun
1. the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced; "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief"
(synonym) alleviation, assuagement
(hypernym) comfort
2. the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress); "he enjoyed his relief from responsibility"; "getting it off his conscience gave him some ease"
(synonym) ease
(hypernym) comfort, comfortableness
(hyponym) reprieve, respite
3. (law) redress awarded by a court; "was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury?"
(hypernym) damages, amends, indemnity, indemnification, restitution, redress
(classification) law, jurisprudence
4. someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"
(synonym) stand-in, substitute, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in
(hypernym) peer, equal, match, compeer
(hyponym) locum tenens, locum
5. assistance in time of difficulty; "the contributions provided some relief for the victims"
(synonym) succor, succour, ministration
(hypernym) aid, assist, assistance, help
(hyponym) consolation, comfort, solace
6. a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"
(synonym) respite, rest, rest period
(hypernym) pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
(hyponym) breath, breather, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time
7. a change for the better
(synonym) easing, moderation
(hypernym) change, alteration, modification
(hyponym) disembarrassment
8. aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped; "he has been on relief for many years"
(hypernym) social welfare, welfare
9. the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"
(synonym) easing, easement, alleviation
(hypernym) decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
(hyponym) spasmolysis
10. sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
(synonym) relievo, rilievo, embossment, sculptural relief
(hypernym) sculpture
(hyponym) alto relievo, alto rilievo, high relief
11. the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged; "he asked for troops for the relief of Atlanta"
(hypernym) liberation, release, freeing
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Relief (das)
n.
relief map, map that shows the various heights of land forms using color shading and lines
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relief
nm.
relief, easement
