relief

relief
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re•lief
[[t]rɪˈlif[/t]] n.
1) alleviation of or deliverance from pain, distress, anxiety, oppression, etc
2) a feeling of comfort or ease caused by such alleviation or deliverance
3) gov money, food, or other help given to those in poverty or need
4) something affording a pleasing change, as from monotony
5) release from a post of duty, as by the arrival of a replacement
6) the person or persons acting as replacement
7) the rescue of a besieged town, fort, etc., from an attacking force
8) the freeing of a closed space, as a tank or boiler, from more than a desirable amount of pressure or vacuum
9) law a sum of money paid by the heir of a feudal tenant to the lord for the privilege of succeeding to the estate
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Etymology: 1300–50; ME relef < OF relief, der. of relever to raise; see relieve II
re•lief
[[t]rɪˈlif[/t]] n.
1) prominence, distinctness, or vividness due to contrast
2) fia the projection of a figure or part from the ground or plane on which it is formed, as in sculpture or similar work
3) fia a piece or work in such projection
4) an apparent projection of parts in a painting, drawing, etc., giving the appearance of the third dimension
5) geo the differences in elevation and slope between the higher and lower parts of the land surface of a given area
6) pri a printing process, as letterpress, in which ink is transferred to paper from raised printing surfaces
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Etymology: 1600–10; < F relief and It rilievo; see relief I

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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  • relief — [ rəljɛf ] n. m. • 1050; de relever « enlever, relever », d apr. l a. forme tonique je relief I ♦ Vx Ce qu on enlève d une table servie. Mod., au plur. ⇒ reste. Les reliefs de la table. « des reliefs d ortolans » (La Fontaine). ♢ Fig. Les reliefs …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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  • relief — Relief. s. m. Bosse eminente en ouvrage de Poterie, de fonte ou de Sculpture. Relief entier ou haut relief, qui est de l épaisseur de toute la figure, demi relief, qui est moins que la moitié des images de relief entier. Ouvrage à demi relief, à… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • relief — Relief, m. acut. Descend du verbe Relever, composé de Re, qui signifie Derechef, et lever, car il se dit d une chose chute, de sorte que Relever est remettre en son estant une chose qui en est deschute. Et se prend Relief ores pour le benefice du …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • Relief — Re*lief (r? l?f ), n. [OE. relef, F. relief, properly, a lifting up, a standing out. See {Relieve}, and cf. {Basrelief}, {Rilievi}.] 1. The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • relief — ► NOUN 1) a feeling of reassurance and relaxation following release from anxiety or distress. 2) a cause of relief. 3) the action of relieving. 4) (usu. light relief) a temporary break in a generally tense or boring situation. 5) financial or… …   English terms dictionary

  • Relief — Sn Abbildung mit erhabener bzw. vertiefter Oberfläche per. Wortschatz fach. (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. relief m., eigentlich Hervorheben , zu frz. relever hochheben, aufheben , dieses aus l. relevāre, zu l. levāre heben, wegheben,… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

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  • Relief — (franz., spr. rölheff, ital. riliēvo), erhabene Arbeit, diejenige Gattung der Bildnerei, welche die Figuren aus einer Ebene oder vertieften Fläche, dem Grunde, erhaben heraustreten läßt. Das R. bildet eine Mittelgattung zwischen der eigentlichen… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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