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(of a surface) Characterized by surface inequalities.
Present-day altimetry and bathymetry. Data from the National Geophysical Data Center's TerrainBase Digital Terrain Model.
(uncountable) A method of sculpture or other artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background.
A relief depicting Hindu goddesses (from left to right) Vaishnavi, Varahi, Indrani, and Chamunda; National Museum of India
(countable) A sculpture or other artwork made with such a method.
The relief of Diana at the Amalienburg, in Munich (Germany)
The difference of elevations on a surface.
A shaded and colored image (i.e. terrain is enhanced) of varied terrain from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission. This shows an elevation model of New Zealand's Alpine Fault, running about 500 km (310 mi) long. The escarpment is flanked by a vast chain of hills between the fault and the mountains of the Southern Alps. Northeast is towards the top.