Relief (disambiguation)

Relief (disambiguation)

A relief is a sculptured artwork where a modeled form projects from a flat background.

Relief may also refer to:
* Relief (music), the curvature of the neck of a guitar or similar instrument
* Relief agency, or aid agency, an organisation dedicated to distributing aid
* Relief carving, the technique used in creating a relief
* Relief print, art techniques in printmaking
* Relief pitcher, a baseball pitcher who is brought into a game in progress
* Relief Society, a philanthropic women's organization, an auxiliary of the LDS Church
* Relief valve, a type of valve used to control or limit pressure
* Raised-relief map, a map depicting elevation
* Debt relief, the partial or total forgiveness of debt
* USS "Relief", several U.S. Navy ships

Relief may also be:

* Terrain, the third or vertical dimension of land surface
* Humanitarian aid, material assistance provided for humanitarian purposes, usually during crisis


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Comic Relief (disambiguation) — Comic Relief may refer to any of the following articles: Comic relief the origin of the original comedic term, comic relief Comic Relief (charity) the United Kingdom charity for the needy Comic Relief USA (Comic Relief, Inc.) the United States… …   Wikipedia

  • Relief map — may refer to:*Raised relief map, a three dimensional representation of terrain *Relief mapping, the portrayal of the three dimensional geometry of terrain by simulating shadows *Topographic map, a portrayal of the earth s surface *Cartographic… …   Wikipedia

  • Relief — For other uses, see Relief (disambiguation). A Persian mid relief (mezzo rilievo) from the Qajar era, located at Tangeh Savashi in Iran, which might also be described as two stages of low relief. Relief is a sculptural technique. The term relief… …   Wikipedia

  • Comic Relief — This article is about the British charity for the needy. For the American charity for the homeless, see Comic Relief USA. For other uses, see Comic Relief (disambiguation). Comic Relief logo Comic Relief is an operating British charity, founded… …   Wikipedia

  • Comic Relief USA — This article is about the American charity for the homeless. For the British charity for the needy, see Comic Relief (charity). For other uses, see Comic Relief (disambiguation). Comic Relief Founder(s) Bob Zmuda Type charity Tax ID No …   Wikipedia

  • Pitcher (disambiguation) — Pitcher may refer to the following: Baseball and softball*Pitcher, a playing position in the game of baseball or softball. See also: **Starting pitcher, the pitcher who pitches the first pitch **Relief pitcher, a pitcher who enters the game after …   Wikipedia

  • PCR (disambiguation) — PCR may refer to: Political parties: Partido Comunista Revolucionario (see disambiguation) the Communist Party of Réunion (Parti Communiste Réunionnais) the Romanian Communist Party (Partidul Communist Român) Others: Pcr, Phosphocreatine P. Craig …   Wikipedia

  • Merlin (disambiguation) — Merlin is a wizard in Arthurian legend. Merlin may also refer to the following: Contents 1 Biology 2 Literature 3 Music …   Wikipedia

  • Nansen (disambiguation) — Nansen may refer to: Contents 1 People 2 Ships 3 Places 4 …   Wikipedia

  • Mercy (disambiguation) — Mercy is a term used to describe leniency or compassion. Mercy may also refer to: Contents 1 Fiction 1.1 Literature 1.2 Film …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”