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Sculptural technique of embossed depth
Relief is a sculptural method in which the sculpted pieces remain attached to a solid background of the same material. The term relief is from the Latin
Relief
Topics referred to by the same term
refer to: Relief (emotion) Relief (military) Relief (humanitarian) Relief Inlet, Victoria Land Relief Pass, a mountain pass in Oates Land Relief, California
Relief_(disambiguation)
Construction tactic to relieve pressure
Relief wells are used both in the natural gas and petroleum industry and in flood control. In the natural gas and petroleum industry, a relief well is
Relief_well
Canadian television series
Relief, formerly known as Panorama, was a public affairs newsmagazine series in Canada, airing nightly in Ontario on TFO, the Franco-Ontarian public television
RelieF
Optical mineralogy property
Optical relief (usually noted as simply relief) is a visually observable property in optical mineralogy used to identify minerals based on their refractive
Optical_relief
Topics referred to by the same term
Relief map or mapping may refer to: Raised-relief map, a 3D physical representation of terrain Relief mapping (computer graphics), the 3D digital rendering
Relief_map
Safety valve used to control or limit the pressure in a system
A relief valve or pressure relief valve (PRV) is a type of safety valve used to control or limit the pressure in a system; excessive pressure might otherwise
Relief_valve
Mesopotamian terracotta plaque in high relief
The Burney Relief (also known as the Queen of the Night relief) is a Mesopotamian terracotta plaque in high relief of the Isin-Larsa period or Old-Babylonian
Burney_Relief
British charity
Comic Relief is a British charity, founded in 1985 by the comedy scriptwriter Richard Curtis and comedian Sir Lenny Henry in response to the 1983–1985
Comic_Relief
Inclusion of humor in otherwise serious contexts
Look up comic relief in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise
Comic_relief
Baseball or softball pitcher that enters a game to pitch after a starting pitcher
baseball and softball, a relief pitcher or reliever is a pitcher who pitches in the game after the starting pitcher or another relief pitcher has been removed
Relief_pitcher
Breaking of a siege or encirclement by an outside force
Relief, as a military term, refers to the breaking of a siege or an encirclement by an outside force. It may occur in conjunction with a breakout and is
Relief_(military)
American charitable organization
Direct Relief (formerly known as Direct Relief International) is a nonprofit organization whose stated mission is to improve the lives of people in poverty
Direct_Relief
2018 proposed U.S. federal bill
The Rent Relief Act was a U.S. federal bill proposed by Kamala Harris in 2018 that would offer tax credits to renters who earn less than $100,000 and spend
Rent_Relief_Act
In the US, and possibly other common law countries, a "relief defendant" or "nominal defendant" is a person named in civil litigation who is not accused
Relief_defendant
List of ships with the same or similar names
USS Relief may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy: USS Relief (1836), a store ship launched in 1836 and sold in 1883 USS Relief (1896)
USS_Relief
Form of taxation under feudalism
Feudal relief was a one-off "fine" or form of taxation payable to an overlord by the heir of a feudal tenant to license him to take possession of his fief
Feudal_relief
Partial or total forgiveness of debt
Debt relief or debt cancellation or debt jubilee is the partial or total forgiveness of debt, or the slowing or stopping of debt growth, owed by individuals
Debt_relief
Airport made to add additional capacity
A relief airport or reliever airport is an airport that is built or designated to provide relief or additional capacity to an area when the primary commercial
Relief_airport
Organized effort to provide food to an undernourished population
Famine relief is an organized effort to reduce starvation in a region in which there is famine. A famine is a phenomenon in which a large proportion of
Famine_relief
Relief, or profile, refers to the amount of curvature in the fingerboard of a guitar or other similar stringed instrument. When the strings of a guitar
Relief_(music)
Women's organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Relief Society is a philanthropic and educational women's organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It was founded
Relief_Society
Positive emotion
Relief is a positive emotion experienced when something unpleasant, painful or distressing has not happened or has come to an end. Often accompanied by
Relief_(emotion)
Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.
Relief is an unincorporated community in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. A post office called Relief was established in 1889, and remained
Relief,_Ohio
Dimension and shape of land surfaces
Terrain (from Latin terra 'earth'), alternatively relief or topographical relief, is the dimension and shape of a given surface of a land. In physical
Terrain
14th and 15th episodes of the 5th season of The Office
"Stress Relief" is a two-part episode of the American comedy television series The Office. It constitutes the fourteenth and fifteenth episodes of the
Stress_Relief_(The_Office)
Dam in Tuolumne County, California
Relief Dam is a rockfill dam on Summit Creek, a tributary of the Middle Fork Stanislaus River, in Tuolumne County, California. The dam is part of the Spring
Relief_Dam
Topics referred to by the same term
Pressure relief may refer to: stress management to relieve psychological stress on a human relieving excessive pressure forces to protect a mechanical
Pressure_Relief
UK-based international aid agency
Islamic Relief Worldwide is an international non-governmental organization founded in the United Kingdom in 1984. It has international headquarters in
Islamic_Relief
Organization
2016. Staff. "289910 - Afghan Relief". Charity Commission for England and Wales. Retrieved 8 September 2021. Afghan Relief (removed charity) at the Charity
Afghan_Relief
Family of printing methods
Relief printing is a family of printing methods where a printing block, plate or matrix, which has had ink applied to its non-recessed surface, is brought
Relief_printing
Part of a legal complaint
A prayer for relief, in the law of civil procedure, is a portion of a complaint in which the plaintiff describes the remedies that the plaintiff seeks
Prayer_for_relief
Rock relief from the Isin-Larsa period, Iran
Anubanini relief Behistun relief The Anubanini petroglyph (Persian: سنگنگاره آنوبانینی), also called Sar-e Pol-e Zohab II or Sarpol-i Zohab relief, is a
Anubanini_rock_relief
Program of social welfare and poor relief
Outdoor relief, an obsolete term originating with the Elizabethan Poor Law (1601), was a programme of social welfare and poor relief. Assistance was given
Outdoor_relief
UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees
Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA, pronounced /ˈʌnrə/) is a UN agency that supports the relief and human
UNRWA
Topics referred to by the same term
A relief line refers generally to a secondary rail line running alongside a main line to allow extra capacity. Examples known as the "relief line" include:
Relief_line
Magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake
villages overlooked in the relief effort. On 15 January 2011, the Catholic Relief Services announced a US$200 million, five-year relief and reconstruction program
2010_Haiti_earthquake
Featured role in commercial aviation
In-flight crew relief (commonly referred in noun form as the relief aircrew, relief flight crew, or just relief crew), is a term used in commercial aviation
In-flight_crew_relief
1892 landscaping by José Rizal
The Relief Map of Mindanao in Dapitan, Philippines, is a landscaping work by Jose Rizal. It is situated near the St. James the Greater Church. It is recognized
Relief_Map_of_Mindanao
Relief in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens
The Great Eleusinian Relief (Greek: Μεγάλο Ανάγλυφο Ελευσινίων Μυστηρίων) is a large marble relief kept in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens
Great_Eleusinian_Relief
and wellbeing. Relief International is a global alliance of four organizations: Relief International Inc, Relief International UK, Relief International
Relief_International
British television baking competition
specials and spin-off shows: a celebrity charity series in aid of Sport Relief/Comic Relief or Stand Up to Cancer; Junior Bake Off for young children (broadcast
The_Great_British_Bake_Off
Relief sculpture carved into solid rock
A rock relief or rock-cut relief is a relief sculpture carved on solid or "living rock" such as a cliff, rather than a detached piece of stone. They are
Rock_relief
Sporting charity
Sport Relief was a biennial charity event from Comic Relief, in association with BBC Sport, established in 2002. It was the idea of Kevin Cahill, CBE
Sport_Relief
Assyrian palace reliefs
The Lachish reliefs are a set of Assyrian palace reliefs narrating the story of the Assyrian victory over the kingdom of Judah during the siege of Lachish
Lachish_reliefs
1633 siege of the Thirty Years' War
The Relief of Konstanz in 1633 was a battle of the Thirty Years' War. A combined force of Spain and the Holy Roman Empire lifted the siege of Konstanz
Relief_of_Konstanz_(1633)
A relief generation is a set of landforms within a larger landform assembly that can be distinguished by their shape, age, scale and process that created
Relief_generation
A thermal relief pad, thermal pad or simply thermal, is a printed circuit board (PCB) pad connected to a copper pour using a thermal connection. It looks
Thermal_relief
British rock group
Chiefs of Relief were a British rock group with a unique electro-punk style, punctuated by the guitar work of vocalist Matthew Ashman, and also featuring
Chiefs_of_Relief
Former American non-profit charity organization
Comic Relief USA, also called Comic Relief, Inc. (not the same as the successor charity with the same name), was a non-profit charity organization that
Comic_Relief_USA
The President's Organization for Unemployment Relief (originally known as the President's Emergency Committee for Employment) was a government organization
President's Organization for Unemployment Relief
President's_Organization_for_Unemployment_Relief
1761 Scottish Presbyterian denomination
Reformed Christianity portal The Relief Church (or Presbytery of Relief) was a Scottish Presbyterian denomination founded in 1761. In 1847 it united with
Relief_Church
U.S. federal law
The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (formerly called the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940) (codified at 50 U.S.C. §§ 3901—4043) is a United
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
Servicemembers_Civil_Relief_Act
American sister organization of British charity
Comic Relief US (previously known as America Gives Back Inc.) is a 501(c)(3) American charity with the vision of a just world free from poverty. Comic
Comic_Relief,_Inc.
United Kingdom government scheme
Mortgage interest relief at source, or MIRAS, was a housing tax relief scheme in the United Kingdom from 1983 to 2000, which was introduced as a way of
Mortgage interest relief at source
Mortgage_interest_relief_at_source
Topics referred to by the same term
Comic Relief is a United Kingdom charity for the needy. Comic Relief may also refer to: Comic relief, the comedic term. Comic Relief, Inc., a United States
Comic_Relief_(disambiguation)
Charity campaign
World Hunger Relief is a hunger relief charity campaign run by United States fast-food company Yum! Brands, to raise funds for the United Nations World
World_Hunger_Relief
Bronze Age rock relief near modern Izmir, Turkey
Karabel relief is a rock relief in the pass of the same name, between Torbalı and Kemalpaşa, about 20 km from İzmir in Turkey. Rock reliefs are a prominent
Karabel_relief
COVID-related charity in India
COVID-Crypto Relief Fund (Crypto Relief) was announced on 24 April 2021 during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India. India Crypto Relief Fund was
COVID-Crypto_Relief_Fund
Optical instrument
The eye relief of an optical instrument (such as a telescope, a microscope, or binoculars) is the distance from the last surface of an eyepiece within
Eye_relief
Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1964)
November 11, 1964) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball right-handed relief pitcher. His best Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons came with the Chicago
Roberto Hernández (relief pitcher)
Roberto_Hernández_(relief_pitcher)
Roman marble sculpture
The Praetorians Relief is a Roman marble relief dated to c. 51–52 AD from the Arch of Claudius in Rome, now housed in the Louvre-Lens. It depicts three
Praetorians_Relief
Charitable trust
Music for Relief is a 501(c)(3) charitable trust founded by the rock band Linkin Park in response to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. In March 2018, Music
Music_for_Relief
2007 television film
The Relief of Belsen is a feature-length drama that was first shown on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom on 15 October 2007. It depicts events that unfolded
The_Relief_of_Belsen
The Great Relief (Danish: Det Store Relief) is a sculpture by the Danish artist J.F. Willumsen completed in 1928. Consisting mainly of marble and gilt
The_Great_Relief
British government and ecclesiastical action to relieve poverty
In English and British history, poor relief refers to government and ecclesiastical action to relieve poverty, particularly before the Liberal welfare
Poor_relief_in_England
1887–1889 European expedition to the African interior
The Emin Pasha Relief Expedition of 1887 to 1889 was one of the last major European expeditions into the interior of Africa in the nineteenth century.
Emin_Pasha_Relief_Expedition
International charity
Fashion for Relief was a charitable organization that raised funds for various environmental and humanitarian causes. Fashion Relief closed on 15 March
Fashion_for_Relief
The Drought Relief Service (DRS) was a federal agency of the U.S. New Deal formed in 1935 to coordinate relief activities in response to the Dust Bowl
Drought_Relief_Service
German rock relief depiction
The Externsteine relief is a monumental rock relief depiction of the Descent from the Cross scene, carved into the side of the Externsteine sandstone formation
Externsteine_relief
American charitable organization
The Woman's Relief Corps (WRC) is a charitable organization in the United States, originally founded as the official women's auxiliary to the Grand Army
Woman's_Relief_Corps
U.S.-based humanitarian agency
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is the international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. Founded in 1943 by the Bishops
Catholic_Relief_Services
UN agency providing aid to children
11 December 1946, in New York, by the U.N. Relief Rehabilitation Administration to provide immediate relief to children and mothers affected by World War
UNICEF
Tank pressure control safety device
Like other pressure relief valves (PRV), pilot-operated relief valves (PORV) are used for emergency relief during overpressure events (e.g., a tank gets
Pilot-operated_relief_valve
Anglican charitable organization
Episcopal Relief & Development is an international relief and development agency of the Episcopal Church. It was established in 1940 as the Presiding
Episcopal Relief & Development
Episcopal_Relief_&_Development
Topics referred to by the same term
Sweet Relief may refer to: Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, a nonprofit charity that maintains a financial fund to assist musicians in need Sweet Relief: A Benefit
Sweet_Relief
Sasanian rock relief in Iran
The Ardashir Investiture Relief is a Sasanian era rock relief at Naqsh-e Rostam, Fars province, Iran. It is also known as The inscription of Ardashir-e
Ardashir_Investiture_Relief
Former official publication of the LDS Church
Relief Society Magazine was the official publication of the Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1915 to
Relief_Society_Magazine
The California State Relief Administration (SRA) was a government agency responsible for administering unemployment relief and distributing state and
California State Relief Administration
California_State_Relief_Administration
18th/19th century UK legislation
The Roman Catholic relief bills were a series of measures introduced over time in the late 18th and early 19th centuries before the Parliaments of Great
Roman_Catholic_relief_bills
US military effort to prevent starvation in Europe
American Relief Administration (ARA) was an American relief mission to Europe and later post-revolutionary Russia after World War I. Herbert Hoover, future
American Relief Administration
American_Relief_Administration
Earthquake in India and Pakistan
Defence Forces relief efforts The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event. ReliefWeb's main page
2001_Gujarat_earthquake
The Manisa relief, also known as the Akpınar relief and the Cybele relief (Kibele or Turkish: 'Taş Suret' (Cliff image) or Sipil Heykeli (Sipylos Monument))
Manisa_relief
1890s American rescue mission
The Overland Relief Expedition, also called the Alaska Relief Expedition or Point Barrow-Overland Relief Expedition, was an expedition in the winter of
Overland_Relief_Expedition
International agreement on the nuclear program of Iran
agreement to limit the Iranian nuclear program in return for sanctions relief and other provisions. The agreement was finalized in Vienna on 14 July 2015
Iran_nuclear_deal
Hittite rock relief in Turkey
The Hemite relief is a Hittite rock relief at Gökçedam (formerly Hemite) in the central district of Osmaniye Province in Turkey, about 20 km northwest
Hemite_relief
2024 studio album by Katie Gavin
What a Relief is the debut studio album by Katie Gavin, lead singer of indie pop group MUNA, released through Saddest Factory Records on October 25, 2024
What_a_Relief
Relief 2.0 or disaster relief 2.0 is the deployment of digital information techniques in the management of disaster relief. The first large-scale use of
Relief_2.0
Military operation
A relief in place is a military operation whereby the relieving unit or formation replaces the force being relieved on a more or less one-for-one basis
Relief_in_place
1921 United States law
The Russian Famine Relief Act of 1921 was formed by the United States Congress on February 24, 1919, with a budget of 100 million dollars ($1,857,000,000
Russian_Famine_Relief_Act
Texture mapping technique
In computer graphics, relief mapping is a texture mapping technique first introduced in 2000 used to render the surface details of three-dimensional objects
Relief mapping (computer graphics)
Relief_mapping_(computer_graphics)
1998 studio album by Susumu Hirasawa
Technique of Relief (救済の技法, Kyūsai no Gihō) is the seventh solo album by Susumu Hirasawa, released on August 21, 1998 via Nippon Columbia. It is considered
Technique_of_Relief
Metal-working process
Vibratory Stress Relief, often abbreviated VSR, is a non-thermal stress relief method used by the metalworking industry to enhance the dimensional stability
Vibratory_stress_relief
Humanitarian information web portal
ReliefWeb (RW) is a humanitarian information portal founded in 1996. As of July 2023[update], it hosts more than one million humanitarian situation reports
ReliefWeb
US voluntary public work relief program, 1933–42
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a government work relief program that ran from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men
Civilian_Conservation_Corps
19th-century group of American pioneers
Rescuers from California attempted to reach the migrants, but the first relief party did not arrive until the middle of February 1847, almost four months
Donner_Party
Carving of figures on a flat wood panel
In wood carving, relief carving is a technique in which figures or patterns are carved in a flat panel of wood; the same term is also used for carving
Relief_carving
Humanitarian organization
World Relief (officially World Relief Corporation of National Association of Evangelicals) is a global Christian humanitarian organization. World Relief, originally
World_Relief
Clinical medicine
The shoulder abduction relief test, also called Bakody's test, is a medical maneuver used to evaluate for cervical radiculopathy. Specifically, this test
Shoulder Abduction Relief Test
Shoulder_Abduction_Relief_Test
History of the Women's organization in the Latter Day Saint movement
The history of the organization known as the Relief Society in the Latter Day Saint movement began on March 17, 1842, and continues to this day. In the
History_of_the_Relief_Society
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Arabic, Indian, Muslim
Relief; Freedom from Grief
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Comfort; Relief
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Relief; Help
Boy/Male
Indian, Kannada, Telugu
Relief; Super
Girl/Female
Muslim
Relief, Help
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Indian
Peace; Relief; Calmness; Stillness
Girl/Female
Arabic, Indian, Kannada, Muslim, Sindhi
Relief; Comfort
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Telugu, Traditional
Presenter of Moksha (Relief); Son of Sun
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hindu, Indian
Leisure; Freedom; Relief
Boy/Male
Muslim
Comfort, Relief, Ease, Repose
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Gratification; Relief
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sikh
Relief
Boy/Male
Afghan, Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim, Sindhi
Happiness; Ease; Relief; Relief from Bad Times; Cure; Remedy; Improvement
Boy/Male
Indian
Comfort, Relief, Ease, Repose
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RELIEF
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American, British, English, German, Spanish
Renowned in the Land; Form of Roland
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi
Permanent
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the places so called, mainly in Berkshire, Shropshire, Somerset, and West Yorkshire. These get their names either from the Old English personal name Bacga + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’ or from an unattested Old English word, bagga, for a ‘bag-shaped’ animal (probably the badger) + lēah.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Devine
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh
Talent; Chaitanya; Adjusted; Ascetic
Boy/Male
Tamil
Ravi Kumar | ரவிகà¯à®®à®¾à®°Â
Lord Surya (Sun), Fire
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for an officer of justice or a nickname for a solemn and authoritative person thought to behave like a judge, from Middle English, Old French juge (Latin iudex, from ius ‘law’ + dicere to say), which replaced the Old English term dēma. Compare Dempster.Irish : part translation of Gaelic Mac an Bhreitheamhain, later Mac an Bhreithimh ‘son of the judge (breitheamhnach)’. Compare Brain.
Female
Swedish
 Danish and Swedish variant spelling form of Scandinavian Annelise, ANNALISA means "favor; grace" and "God is my oath." Compare with another form of Annalisa.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bottom.
Girl/Female
Greek
Joyous muse of comedy.
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a.
In relief; pertaining to sculpture in relief, especially of metal; also, pertaining to chasing such as surface ornamentation in metal.
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.
n.
Some as Bas-relief.
n.
Same as Relief, n., 5.
n.
A kind of untanned leather prepared in Russia and the East, from the skins of horses, asses, and camels, and grained so as to be covered with small round granulations. This characteristic surface is produced by pressing small seeds into the grain or hair side when moist, and afterward, when dry, scraping off the roughness left between them, and then, by soaking, causing the portions of the skin which had been compressed or indented by the seeds to swell up into relief. It is used for covering small cases and boxes.
n.
A description of sculpture such as bas-relief in metal.
a.
Lasting for a time only; existing or continuing for a limited time; not permanent; as, the patient has obtained temporary relief.
n.
An incision of the urethra, esp. incision for relief of urethral stricture.
a.
Destitute of relief; also, remediless.
n.
The lowest relief, -- often used in Italian sculpture of the 15th and 16th centuries.
n.
In the Middle Ages, a room in a monastery for the reception and entertainment of strangers and pilgrims, and for the relief of paupers. [Called also Xenodocheion.]
n.
The art or process of engraving or etching on zinc, in which the design is left in relief in the style of a wood cut, the rest of the ground being eaten away by acid.
n.
Release from a post, or from the performance of duty, by the intervention of others, by discharge, or by relay; as, a relief of a sentry.
v. i.
The period of the night during which a person does duty as a sentinel, or guard; the time from the placing of a sentinel till his relief; hence, a division of the night.
n.
An instrument with two lenses, by which an image of a single picture projected upon a screen of ground glass is made to present an appearance of relief, and may be viewed by several persons at once.
n.
A process in photographic printing, in which a relief pattern in gelatin, which has been hardened after certain operations, is pressed upon a plate of lead or other soft metal. An intaglio impression in thus produced, from which pictures may be directly printed, but by a slower process than in common printing.
n.
Low relief; sculpture, the figures of which project less than half of their true proportions; -- called also bassrelief and basso-rilievo. See Alto-rilievo.
n.
The art or the description of scupture such as bas-relief in metal; toreumatography.
a.
Giving relief.