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/ɹɪˈliːf/Definitions
The removal of stress or discomfort.
Example: I sighed with relief when I found out that my daughter hadn't got lost, but was waiting for me at home.
The feeling associated with the removal of stress or discomfort.
Release from a post or duty, as when replaced by another.
The person who takes over a shift for another.
Example: Officer Schmidt can finally go home because his relief has arrived.
/ɹɪˈliːf/Definitions
A type of sculpture or other artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background.
The apparent difference in elevation in the surface of a painting or drawing made noticeable by a variation in light or color.
The difference of elevations on a surface.
Example: the relief on that part of the Earth's surface
The supposed projection of a charge from the surface of a field, indicated by shading on the sinister and lower sides.
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(of a surface) Characterized by surface inequalities.
Of or used in letterpress.