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relief
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???li?f/
- Rhymes: -i?f
Etymology 1
From Old French relief (“assistance”), from Old French relever (“to relieve”), from Latin relevare (“to raise up, make light”). See also relieve.
Noun
relief (countable and uncountable, plural reliefs)
- The removal of stress or discomfort.
- 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.
- Aid or assistance offered in time of need.
- (law) Court-ordered compensation, aid, or protection, a redress.
- A lowering of a tax through special provisions; tax relief.
- A certain fine or composition paid by the heir of a tenant upon the death of the ancestor.
Synonyms
- (removal of stress and discomfort): ease, alleviation, liss, respite
- (feeling of removal of stress and discomfort): ease, alleviation, liss
- (person who takes over a shift): stand-in, substitute, backup, fill-in
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Italian rilevare (“to raise”), from Latin relevare (“to raise”).
Noun
relief (countable and uncountable, plural reliefs)
- 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
- (heraldry) The supposed projection of a charge from the surface of a field, indicated by shading on the sinister and lower sides.
Synonyms
- (type of artwork): embossing
- (difference of elevations on a surface): texture, topography
Derived terms
- relief map
Translations
Adjective
relief (comparative more relief, superlative most relief)
- (of a surface) Characterized by surface inequalities.
- Of or used in letterpress.
Anagrams
- Leifer, e-filer, liefer, refile, relfie, relife
French
Etymology
Old French, from relever.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.lj?f/
Noun
relief m (plural reliefs)
- projection, relief
- (geography, mineralogy) relief, surface elevation
- (figuratively) contrast, definition, offset (against something else)
- (sculpture) relief
Derived terms
- bas-relief
Further reading
- “relief” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Polish
Etymology
From French relief, from Old French relief (“assistance”), from relever (“to relieve”), from Latin relevare (“to raise up, make light”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?r?l.j?f/
Noun
relief m inan
- relief
Declension
Romanian
Etymology
From French relief.
Noun
relief n (plural reliefuri)
- relief (difference of elevations on the Earth's surface)
Related terms
- reliefa
- reliefare
- reliefat
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gravure
English
Etymology
Short for rotogravure.
Noun
gravure (countable and uncountable, plural gravures)
- (art, printing) A type of intaglio printing process, in which an image is engraved onto a rotating copper cylinder.
- (Japan) A style of Japanese softcore; glamour photography.
Related terms
Translations
See also
- Rotogravure on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- gravure idol on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- verruga
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French gravure.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ra??vy?.r?/
- Hyphenation: gra?vu?re
- Rhymes: -y?r?
Noun
gravure f (plural gravures)
- engraving [From late 18th c.]
Related terms
- graveren
- graveur
Anagrams
- graveur
French
Etymology
graver +? -ure
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??a.vy?/
Noun
gravure f (plural gravures)
- engraving
- (computing) burning (optical disc)
- A printing method using as printing form an engraved cylinder.
Descendants
- ? Danish: gravure
- ? Dutch: gravure
Further reading
- “gravure” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- graveur
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