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Relief (disambiguation)


 
  • Relief comes from a Latin root meaning "to lift away" or to "raise", and generally refers to the removal of fears, symptoms, dangers or burdens, or the giving of aid for this purpose. See Analgesic (painkiller), Medication, Humanitarian aid.
  • Relief (main article) is an art technique.
  • In geography, relief denotes the contour of a land mass feature, in relation to the lower elevation of its surroundings. A relief map shows such contours instead of political boundaries.
  • In the former common law of England, reliefs were payments payable to the lord of a certain tract of real property when the holder of the fiefdom died and the land descended to his heirs.
  • In manufacturing processes, 'relief' refers to raised or imprinted markings on cast or moulded parts. This is often used in plastic moulding to create touch sensitive markings for blind users, or markings that are more durable than printed inks or adhesive labels.
  • Relief Fund is a fund set up to give aid to a cause, such as hunger, homelessness, etc.

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