relieflike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of relief (the difference of elevations on a surface).

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Meanings

adjectiverelieflike (comparative more relieflike, superlative most relieflike)

comparative more relieflike · superlative most relieflike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of relief (the difference of elevations on a surface).

    When two beams reconverge with the assistance of prisms, the phase difference between the two beams provides relieflike, high-contrast images of the specimen.

    1998, Daniel V. Lim, Microbiology

Origin

From relief + -like.

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APA

relieflike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relieflike

MLA

“relieflike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relieflike. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “relieflike,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relieflike.

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