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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 technique in
which the
sculpted elements remain attached to a
solid background of the same material. The term
relief is from the...
- The
Burney Relief (also
known as the
Queen of the
Night relief) is a
Mesopotamian terracotta plaque in high
relief of the Isin-Larsa
period or Old-Babylonian...
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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...
- 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...
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Comic relief is the
inclusion of a
humorous character, scene, or
witty dialogue in an
otherwise serious work,
often to
relieve tension.
Comic relief usually...
- In
baseball and softball, a
relief pitcher or
reliever is a
pitcher who
enters the game
after the
starting pitcher is
removed due to injury, ineffectiveness...
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Direct Relief (formerly
known as
Direct Relief International) is a
nonprofit humanitarian organization that
provides emergency medical ****istance and...
- In
English and
British history, poor
relief refers to
government and
ecclesiastical action to
relieve poverty. Over the centuries,
various authorities...
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Sport Relief was a
biennial charity event from
Comic Relief, in ****ociation with BBC Sport. In 2021,
Comic Relief announced that from 2022 it was changing...
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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...
