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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
- The term
relief refers to a
sculptural method in
which the
sculpted pieces are
bonded to a
solid background of the same material. The term
relief is from...
- refugees, and
victims of
natural disasters, wars, and famines.
Humanitarian relief efforts are
provided for
humanitarian purposes and
include natural disasters...
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Relief,
formerly known as Panorama, is a
public affairs newsmagazine series in Canada,
airing nightly in
Ontario on TFO, the Franco-Ontarian
public television...
- In
baseball and softball, a
relief pitcher or
reliever is a
pitcher who
enters the game
after the
starting pitcher is
removed due to fatigue, ineffectiveness...
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Outdoor relief, an
obsolete term
originating with the
Elizabethan Poor Law (1601), was a
program of
social welfare and poor
relief. ****istance was given...
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Comic Relief is an
operating British charity,
founded in 1985 by the
comedy scriptwriter Richard Curtis and
comedian Lenny Henry in
response to the famine...
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Terrain or
relief (also
topographical relief)
involves the
vertical and
horizontal dimensions of land surface. The term
bathymetry is used to describe...
- A
relief valve or
pressure relief valve (PRV) is a type of
safety valve used to
control or
limit the
pressure in a system;
pressure might otherwise build...
- Look up
comic relief in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Comic relief is the
inclusion of a
humorous character, scene, or
witty dialogue in an otherwise...
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Optical relief (usually
noted as
simply relief) is a
concept in
optical mineralogy used to
identify minerals based on
their refractive index as a visually...
