easing easement alleviation relief | the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance), he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain |
relief | the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged, he asked for troops for the relief of Atlanta |
relief | aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped, he has been on relief for many years |
relief succor succour ministration | assistance in time of difficulty, the contributions provided some relief for the victims |
valve | one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods |
valve | the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs |
accelerator throttle throttle valve | a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine |
alto relievo alto rilievo high relief | a sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth |
ball valve | any valve that checks flow by the seating of a ball |
bas relief low relief basso relievo basso rilievo | a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background, no figures are undercut |
butterfly valve | a valve in a carburetor that consists of a disc that turns and acts as a throttle |
clack valve clack clapper valve | a simple valve with a hinge on one side, allows fluid to flow in only one direction |
contour map relief map | a map having contour lines through points of equal elevation |
diode rectifying tube rectifying valve | a thermionic tube having two electrodes, used as a rectifier |
exhaust valve | a valve through which burned gases from a cylinder escape into the exhaust manifold |
heart valve | an implant that replaces a natural cardiac valve |
intake valve | a valve that controls the flow of fluid through an intake |
poppet poppet valve | a mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicularly from its seat, commonly used in internalombustion engines |
relief relievo rilievo embossment sculptural relief | sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background |
rocker arm valve rocker | a lever pivoted at the center, used especially to push a valve down in an internalombustion engine |
safety valve relief valve escape valve escape cock escape | a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler), it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level |
slide valve | valve that opens and closes a passageway by sliding over a port |
sluicegate sluice valve floodgate penstock head gate water gate | regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice |
tube vacuum tube thermionic vacuum tube thermionic tube electron tube thermionic valve | electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope |
valve | control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid |
valve | device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone |
valve-in-head engine | internalombustion engine having both inlet and exhaust valves located in the cylinder head |
mitral valve bicuspid valve left atrioventricular valve | valve with two cusps, situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle |
tricuspid valve right atrioventricular valve | valve with three cusps, situated between the right atrium and the right ventricle, allows blood to pass from atrium to ventricle and closes to prevent backflow when the ventricle contracts |
atrioventricular valve | either of two heart valves through which blood flows from the atria to the ventricles, prevents return of blood to the atrium |
aortic valve | a semilunar valve between the left ventricle and the aorta, prevents blood from flowing from the aorta back into the heart |
pulmonary valve | a semilunar valve between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery, prevents blood from flowing from the artery back into the heart |
semilunar valve | a heart valve with cusps shaped like half-moons, prevents blood from flowing back into the heart |
heart valve cardiac valve | a valve to control one-way flow of blood |
valve | a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it |
ileocecal valve | valve between the ileum of the small intestine and the cecum of the large intestine, prevents material from flowing back from the large to the small intestine |
pyloric sphincter pyloric valve musculus sphincter pylori | the sphincter muscle of the pylorus that separates the stomach from the duodenum |
relief printing letterpress | printing from a plate with raised characters |
easing moderation relief | a change for the better |
relief alleviation assuagement | the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced, as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief |
reliever relief pitcher fireman | a pitcher who does not start the game |
stand-in substitute relief reliever backup backup man fill-in | someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult), the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes, we need extra employees for summer fill-ins |
relief | (law) redress awarded by a court, was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury? |
mitral valve prolapse | cardiopathy resulting from the mitral valve not regulating the flow of blood between the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart |
mitral stenosis mitral valve stenosis | obstruction or narrowing of the mitral valve (as by scarring from rheumatic fever) |
relief ease | the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress), he enjoyed his relief from responsibility, getting it off his conscience gave him some ease |
respite rest relief rest period | a pause for relaxation, people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests |