- the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced; "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief"
- 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"
- (law) redress awarded by a court; "was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury?"
- stand-in: 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"
- assistance in time of difficulty; "the contributions provided some relief for the victims"
- respite: a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"
- A relief is a sculptured artwork where a carved or modelled form is raised—or, in a sunken-relief, lowered—from a plane from which the main elements of the composition project (or sink). ...
- Optical relief (usually noted as simply relief) is a concept in optical mineralogy which refers to the degree in which mineral grains stand out from the mounting medium, usually either oil with a known refractive index or Canada Balsam. Relief is an important part of the Becke line test.
- Relief, or profile, refers to the amount of curvature in the neck of a guitar or other similar stringed instrument. When the strings of a guitar vibrate, they vibrate in an elliptical shape. ...
- the removal of stress or discomfort; the feeling associated with the removal of stress or discomfort; the person who takes over a shift for another; aid or assistance offered in time of need; court-ordered compensation, aid, or protection, a redress; tax savings; a type of artwork in which ...
- (Reliefs) In some cases, you may be able to use tax reliefs to reduce or defer your taxable gains. These include Entrepreneurs’ Relief, Private Residence Relief and Business Asset Roll-Over Relief. Some are automatic, but others have to be claimed.
- (reliefs) The projection of a figure or a part of a figure from the background of a carving. Relief sculpture can be either "high" or "low," depending on the height of the projection.
- The projection of art from a flat surface. The shortened form of bas-relief.
- Carving or embossing raised above a background plane, as in a bas-relief.
- The elevations or inequalities of a land surface, considered collectively.
- The height of the devices of a particular coin design.
- A raised impression on a comic book cover that gives the illusion of three dimensions.
- A technique in which the portions of a plate intended to print are raised above the surface, as in woodcut, linocut, etc.
- Making a design prominent by raising it or by cutting away the surface or background of the design.
- Where you drop a ball that was in a hazard or affected by an obstruction.
- The amount of Forward Bow, cupping or convex shape that a guitar neck possesses. Also see Forward Bow and Backward Bow.
- A relief print is one whose image is printed from a design raised on the surface of a block. In this type of print the ink lies on the top of the block and is transferred to the paper under light pressure.
- Assistance or redress at the hands of the court.
- Three-dimensional ornament or shape projecting from a flat surface upon which it was worked, by modeling or carving.
- Various types of special payment plans or other assistance offered to borrowers who have missed payments; enables borrower to bring loan current.