Definition of relief

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Relief (n.) The height to which works are raised above the bottom of the ditch.

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Pseudoscope :: Pseudoscope (n.) An instrument which exhibits objects with their proper relief reversed; -- an effect opposite to that produced by the stereoscope.
Embossment :: Embossment (n.) A bosslike prominence; figure in relief; raised work; jut; protuberance; esp., a combination of raised surfaces having a decorative effect..
Respiration :: Respiration (n.) Relief from toil or suffering: rest.
Needful :: Needful (a.) Necessary for supply or relief; requisite.
Stereoscope :: Stereopticon (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..
Liss :: Liss (n.) Release; remission; ease; relief.
Mill :: Mill (n.) A hardened steel roller having a design in relief, used for imprinting a reversed copy of the design in a softer metal, as copper..
Anaglyph :: Anaglyph (n.) Any sculptured, chased, or embossed ornament worked in low relief, as a cameo..
Bold :: Bold (n.) Standing prominently out to view; markedly conspicuous; striking the eye; in high relief.
Help :: Help (v. t.) Remedy; relief; as, there is no help for it..
Panacea :: Panacea (n.) A remedy for all diseases; a universal medicine; a cure-all; catholicon; hence, a relief or solace for affliction..
Reprieve :: Reprieve (n.) Interval of ease or relief; respite.
Outdoor :: Outdoor (a.) Being, or done, in the open air; being or done outside of certain buildings, as poorhouses, hospitals, etc.; as, outdoor exercise; outdoor relief; outdoor patients..
Stereograph :: Stereogram (n.) A diagram or picture which represents objects in such a way as to give the impression of relief or solidity; also, a stereograph..
Panstereorama :: Panstereorama (n.) A model of a town or country, in relief, executed in wood, cork, pasteboard, or the like..
Bass-relief :: Bass-relief (n.) Some as Bas-relief.
Pseudoscopic :: Pseudoscopic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or formed by, a pseudoscope; having its parts appearing with the relief reversed; as, a pseudoscopic image..
Redress :: Redress (n.) A setting right, as of wrong, injury, or opression; as, the redress of grievances; hence, relief; remedy; reparation; indemnification..
Relief :: Relief (n.) The elevations and surface undulations of a country.
Toreumatology :: Toreumatology (n.) The art or the description of scupture such as bas-relief in metal; toreumatography.
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