relief

noun (RAISED AREA)

/rɪˈliːf/

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› [U] a method of raising shapes above a flat surface so that they appear to stand out slightly from it: Coins have pictures on them in relief.Sculpture › [C] specialized a sculpture made from a flat surface in which the forms are raised above the surface: stone reliefsSculpture

(Definition of relief noun (RAISED AREA) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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