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relief — relief1 reliefless, adj. /ri leef /, n. 1. alleviation, ease, or deliverance through the removal of pain, distress, oppression, etc. 2. a means or thing that relieves pain, distress, anxiety, etc. 3. money, food, or other help given to those in… … Universalium
sculptural — sculptural, ale, aux [ skyltyral, o ] adj. • 1765; de sculpture 1 ♦ Didact. Relatif à la sculpture. Art sculptural. ⇒ plastique. « Des sensations picturales ou sculpturales » (C. Mauclair). 2 ♦ Qui évoque la sculpture. « L apparence grisâtre et [ … Encyclopédie Universelle
Relief — For other uses, see Relief (disambiguation). A Persian mid relief (mezzo rilievo) from the Qajar era, located at Tangeh Savashi in Iran, which might also be described as two stages of low relief. Relief is a sculptural technique. The term relief… … Wikipedia
relief — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. comfort, alleviation (see relief); assistance, welfare, aid; substitution, substitute; projection, convexity. II Alleviation Nouns 1. relief, deliverance, easement, softening, alleviation,… … English dictionary for students
relief — I. noun Etymology: Middle English relef, relief, from Anglo French from relever to relieve Date: 14th century 1. a payment made by a male feudal tenant to his lord on succeeding to an inherited estate 2. a. removal or lightening of something… … New Collegiate Dictionary
bas-relief — /bah ri leef , bas ; bah ri leef , bas /, n. relief sculpture in which the figures project slightly from the background. Also called low relief. See illus. under relief2. [1660 70; < F, on the model of It bassorilievo. Cf. BASSORILIEVO, BASE2,… … Universalium
bas relief — noun a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑low relief, ↑basso relievo, ↑basso rilievo • Ant: ↑high relief (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
half-relief — noun a sculptural relief between low relief and high relief • Syn: ↑mezzo relievo, ↑mezzo rilievo • Hypernyms: ↑relief, ↑relievo, ↑rilievo, ↑embossment, ↑sculptural relief … Useful english dictionary
low relief — noun a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut • Syn: ↑bas relief, ↑basso relievo, ↑basso rilievo • Ant: ↑high relief • Hypernyms: ↑relief, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
high relief — noun a sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth • Syn: ↑alto relievo, ↑alto rilievo • Ant: ↑low relief • Hypernyms: ↑relief, ↑relievo, ↑rilievo, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
