in+relief

  • 61relief — noun 1 removal of anxiety/pain ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, deep, enormous, great, huge, immense, intense, overwhelming, tremendous ▪ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 62relief — relief1 reliefless, adj. /ri leef /, n. 1. alleviation, ease, or deliverance through the removal of pain, distress, oppression, etc. 2. a means or thing that relieves pain, distress, anxiety, etc. 3. money, food, or other help given to those in… …

    Universalium

  • 63relief — n. easing of pain, of a burden 1) to bring; give relief 2) to express; feel relief 3) to find; receive; seek relief (they found relief in looking at their son s photographs) 4) great, immense; instant; permanent; temporary relief 5) (esp. BE) tax …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 64relief — re|lief W2S2 [rıˈli:f] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(comfort)¦ 2¦(reduction of pain)¦ 3¦(help)¦ 4¦(replacement)¦ 5¦(decoration)¦ 6 bring/throw something into relief 7 light/comic relief 8¦(money)¦ 9¦(war)¦ 10¦(map)¦ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 65relief — (re lièf ; lief est monosyllabe) s. m. 1°   Ce qui est relevé, partie saillante d un objet. •   Nous le trouvâmes occupé à faire lire son fils avec des caractères en relief, DIDER. Lett. s. les av..    Fig. Ce qui est comme en saillie dans les… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 66Relief valve — The relief valve is a type of valve used to control or limit the pressure in a system or vessel which can build up by a process upset, instrument or equipment failure, or fire. The pressure is relieved by allowing the pressurised fluid to flow… …

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  • 67Relief — Re|li|ef [re li̯ɛf], das; s, s und e: aus einer Fläche herausgearbeitetes plastisches Bildwerk: das Relief über dem Eingangstor; der Bildhauer wählte die Form eines Reliefs. Syn.: 1↑ Plastik. Zus.: Flachrelief. * * * Re|li|ẹf 〈n. 15 oder n. 11〉… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 68RELIEF — s. m. Ouvrage de sculpture plus ou moins relevé en bosse. On appelle Haut relief ou Relief entier, Celui qui est de l épaisseur de toute la chose représentée ; Demi relief, Celui où la représentation des objets sort à moitié d un fond sur lequel… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 69Relief of General Douglas MacArthur — General of the Army MacArthur greets President Truman at the Wake Island Conference Contents …

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  • 70relief — /rI li:f/ noun 1 COMFORT (singular, uncountable) a feeling of comfort when something frightening, worrying, or painful has ended or has not happened: I felt a huge surge of relief and happiness. | be a relief: In a way it was a relief to know… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English