relief map

noun

: a map representing topographic relief

Examples of relief map in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Shaded relief maps based on lidar data and showing landslides in the area of Yankee Jim Canyon, Montana. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2023 Shaded relief map showing the relative geographic location of sill and dike intrusion under Eyjafjallajökull (left) and the model for the depths and shapes of intrusion under the volcano (right). Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2010 The bumps and ridges formed by the embroidery are like a relief map of a battered woman’s soul. Diane Bernard, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 July 2022 Several of these expeditions were backed by the National Geographic Society, and one resulted in a gorgeous relief map of part of the Saint Elias Mountains on the Alaska-Canada border. Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2019 The Grand Canyon map was the largest and most time-consuming relief map Tóth worked on during his 22 years at National Geographic. Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2019 Her lined face, frail but steady stature, and admirable doggedness are this movie’s relief map of human endurance. Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2021 The courtyard includes 4,300 plants native to Ohio, a paved area with a relief map of Northeast Ohio watersheds and a one-story-high waterfall resembling cascades running over thin layers of shale typical of the region. Steven Litt, cleveland, 12 Dec. 2020 Renovation of the museum’s Smith Environmental Courtyard, which will include a paved area with a relief map of the Cuyahoga River watershed and a one-story-high waterfall, also is slated for completion in December. Julie Washington, cleveland, 12 June 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of relief map was in 1831

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“Relief map.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relief%20map. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

relief map

noun
: a map or model in which unevenness of surface is shown in relief

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