reliefs
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Noun
reliefs noun
- The removal of stress or discomfort.“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.“Officer Schmidt can finally go home because his relief has arrived.”
Noun
reliefs noun
- 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.“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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