Relieving

Relieving
Relieving Re*liev"ing, a. Serving or tending to relieve. [1913 Webster]

{Relieving arch} (Arch.), a discharging arch. See under {Discharge}, v. t.

{Relieving tackle}. (Naut.) (a) A temporary tackle attached to the tiller of a vessel during gales or an action, in case of accident to the tiller ropes. (b) A strong tackle from a wharf to a careened vessel, to prevent her from going over entirely, and to assist in righting her. --Totten. --Craig. [1913 Webster]


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  • relieving — index curative, mitigating, palliative (abating) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Relieving — Relieve Re*lieve (r? l?v ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relieved} ( l?vd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relieving}.] [OE. releven, F. relever to raise again, discharge, relieve, fr. L. relevare to lift up, raise, make light, relieve; pref. re re + levare to raise …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • relieving — stress relieving …   Mechanics glossary

  • relieving — [1] Removal of some metal from around racing engine valves and between cylinder and valves to facilitate flow of gases. [2] See stress relieving …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • Relieving arch — Relieving Re*liev ing, a. Serving or tending to relieve. [1913 Webster] {Relieving arch} (Arch.), a discharging arch. See under {Discharge}, v. t. {Relieving tackle}. (Naut.) (a) A temporary tackle attached to the tiller of a vessel during gales… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Relieving tackle — Relieving Re*liev ing, a. Serving or tending to relieve. [1913 Webster] {Relieving arch} (Arch.), a discharging arch. See under {Discharge}, v. t. {Relieving tackle}. (Naut.) (a) A temporary tackle attached to the tiller of a vessel during gales… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • relieving anode — pagalbinis anodas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. auxiliary anode; relieving anode vok. Hilfsanode, f rus. вспомогательный анод, m pranc. anode auxiliaire, f …   Automatikos terminų žodynas

  • relieving anode — pagalbinis anodas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. auxiliary anode; relieving anode vok. Hilfsanode, f rus. вспомогательный анод, m pranc. anode auxiliaire, f …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • relieving arch — noun : an arch built over a lintel to relieve or distribute the weight of the wall above called also discharging arch * * * relieving arch noun An arch in a wall to relieve the part below it from a superincumbent weight • • • Main Entry: ↑relieve …   Useful english dictionary

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