The difference between Relief and Texture

When used as nouns, relief means the removal of stress or discomfort, whereas texture means the feel or shape of a surface or substance.

Relief is also adjective with the meaning: characterized by surface inequalities.

Texture is also verb with the meaning: to create or apply a texture.

check bellow for the other definitions of Relief and Texture

  1. Relief as a noun:

    The removal of stress or discomfort.

    Examples:

    "I sighed with relief when I found out that my daughter hadn't got lost, but was waiting for me at home."

  2. Relief as a noun:

    The feeling associated with the removal of stress or discomfort.

  3. Relief as a noun:

    The person who takes over a shift for another.

    Examples:

    "Officer Schmidt can finally go home because his relief has arrived."

  4. Relief as a noun:

    Aid or assistance offered in time of need.

  5. Relief as a noun (legal):

    Court-ordered compensation, aid, or protection, a redress.

  6. Relief as a noun:

    A lowering of a tax through special provisions; short for tax relief.

  1. Relief as a noun:

    A type of sculpture or other artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background.

  2. Relief as a noun:

    The apparent difference in elevation in the surface of a painting or drawing made noticeable by a variation in light or color.

  3. Relief as a noun:

    The difference of elevations on a surface.

    Examples:

    "the relief on that part of the Earth's surface"

  1. Relief as an adjective (of a surface):

    Characterized by surface inequalities.

  2. Relief as an adjective:

    Of or used in letterpress.

  1. Texture as a noun:

    The feel or shape of a surface or substance; the smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. of something.

    Examples:

    "The beans had a grainy, gritty texture in her mouth."

  2. Texture as a noun (arts):

    The quality given to a work of art by the composition and interaction of its parts.

    Examples:

    "The piece of music had a mainly smooth texture."

  3. Texture as a noun (computer graphics):

    An image applied to a polygon to create the appearance of a surface.

  4. Texture as a noun (obsolete):

    The act or art of weaving.

  5. Texture as a noun (obsolete):

    Something woven; a woven fabric; a web.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Milton"

  6. Texture as a noun (biology, obsolete):

    A tissue.

  1. Texture as a verb:

    to create or apply a texture

    Examples:

    "Drag the trowel through the plaster to texture the wall."

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