"relief map" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: relief maps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} relief map (plural relief maps)
  1. (cartography) A map that shows the three-dimensional topography of terrain, usually by use of contours but sometimes with colors or by hatching. Categories (topical): Cartography Related terms: raised-relief map Translations (map that shows relief of terrain): mapa de relleu [masculine] (Catalan), korkeuskartta (Finnish), léarscáil rilífe [feminine] (Irish), mapa rilífe [masculine] (Irish), reliefkarta [common-gender] (Swedish), kabartma harita (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-relief_map-en-noun-bLH2twUr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: cartography, geography, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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