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Bas-reliefBas-relief Bas`-re*lief", n. [F. bas-relief; bas law + relief
raised work, relever to raise: cf. It. bassorilievo.]
Low relief; sculpture, the figures of which project less than
half of their true proportions; -- called also bassrelief
and basso-rilievo. See Alto-rilievo. bassreliefBas-relief Bas`-re*lief", n. [F. bas-relief; bas law + relief
raised work, relever to raise: cf. It. bassorilievo.]
Low relief; sculpture, the figures of which project less than
half of their true proportions; -- called also bassrelief
and basso-rilievo. See Alto-rilievo. Bass-reliefBass-relief Bass"-re*lief`, n.
Some as Bas-relief. DemireliefDemirelief Dem`i*re*lief", Demirelievo Dem`i*re*lie"vo, n.
Half relief. See Demi-rilievo. Grand relief Grand paunch, a glutton or gourmand. [Obs.] --Holland.
Grand pensionary. See under Pensionary.
Grand piano (Mus.), a large piano, usually harp-shaped, in
which the wires or strings are generally triplicated,
increasing the power, and all the mechanism is introduced
in the most effective manner, regardless of the size of
the instrument.
Grand relief (Sculp.), alto relievo.
Grand Seignior. See under Seignior.
Grand stand, the principal stand, or erection for
spectators, at a, race course, etc.
Grand vicar (Eccl.), a principal vicar; an ecclesiastical
delegate in France.
Grand vizier. See under Vizier.
Syn: Magnificent; sublime; majestic; dignified; elevated;
stately; august; pompous; lofty; eralted; noble.
Usage: Grand, Magnificent, Sublime. Grand, in reference to
objects of taste, is applied to that which expands the
mind by a sense of vastness and majesty; magnificent
is applied to anything which is imposing from its
splendor; sublime describes that which is awful and
elevating. A cataract is grand; a rich and varied
landscape is magnificent; an overhanging precipice is
sublime. ``Grandeur admits of degrees and
modifications; but magnificence is that which has
already reached the highest degree of superiority
naturally belonging to the object in question.'
--Crabb. Photorelief
Photorelief Pho`to*re*lief", n.
A printing surface in relief, obtained by photographic means
and subsequent manipulations. --Knight.
Reliefful
Reliefful Re*lief"ful (r?-l?f"f?l), a.
Giving relief. [Obs.]
Reliefless
Reliefless Re*lief"less, a.
Destitute of relief; also, remediless.
Meaning of RELIEF from wikipedia
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Relief is a
sculptural method in
which the
sculpted pieces remain attached to a
solid background of the same material. The term
relief is from the Latin...
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Relief,
formerly known as Panorama, was a
public affairs newsmagazine series in Canada,
airing nightly in
Ontario on TFO, the Franco-Ontarian
public television...
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Relief wells are used both in the
natural gas and
petroleum industry and in
flood control. In the
natural gas and
petroleum industry, a
relief well is...
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Optical relief (usually
noted as
simply relief) is a
visually observable property in
optical mineralogy used to
identify minerals based on
their refractive...
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refer to:
Relief (emotion)
Relief (military)
Relief (humanitarian)
Relief Inlet,
Victoria Land
Relief P****, a
mountain p**** in
Oates Land
Relief, California...
- The Rent
Relief Act was a U.S.
federal bill
proposed by
Kamala Harris in 2018 that
would offer tax
credits to
renters who earn less than $100,000 and spend...
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baseball and softball, a
relief pitcher or
reliever is a
pitcher who
pitches in the game
after the
starting pitcher or
another relief pitcher has been removed...
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Comic Relief is a
British charity,
founded in 1985 by the
comedy scriptwriter Richard Curtis and
comedian Sir
Lenny Henry in
response to the 1983-1985...
- Look up
comic relief in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Comic relief is the
inclusion of a
humorous character or
scene or
witty dialogue in an otherwise...
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Relief map or
mapping may
refer to: Raised-
relief map, a 3D
physical representation of
terrain Relief mapping (computer graphics), the 3D
digital rendering...
