Relief (disambiguation)

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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
• Relief, Kentucky, a town in the United States
• 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

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