Relief (disambiguation)

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

Relief may also refer to:

• Relief (music), the curvature of the neck of a guitar or similar instrument
• Relief print, art techniques in printmaking
• Terrain or Relief, the third or vertical dimension of land surface
• Relief map, a map depicting elevation
• Relief pitcher, a baseball pitcher who is brought into a game in progress
• Relief (minerals), in determination of minerals

[edit] See also

• Six ships of the US Navy, listed at USS Relief
• Comic relief, the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue
• Humanitarian aid
• Comic Relief, a British charity organisation
• Relief Society, a philanthropic and educational women's organization
• Sport Relief, a biennial charity event from Comic Relief
• CARE (relief), (Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe) - international relief and humanitarian organization
• Comic Relief Does Fame Academy, a spin-off of the original Fame Academy show
• World Relief
• Debt relief, the partial or total forgiveness of debt
• Relief valve, a type of valve
• International Workers Relief, a Communist International affiliate
• International Islamic Relief Organization, a charity based in Saudi Arabia