relief map

American  

noun

1. a map showing the relief of an area, usually by generalized contour lines.

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relief map British  

noun

1. a map that shows the configuration and height of the land surface, usually by means of contours

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relief map Scientific  

/ rĭ-lēf′ /

1. A map that depicts land configuration, often with contour lines. Some relief maps are three-dimensional.

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Etymology

Origin of relief map

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

The first-ever relief map of the sea floor was published by Lamont in 1977 from measurements taken in part on the Vema.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2020

Did the map of her skin widen, sprouting rivers and bumpy roads on a relief map, the north, south, east, west of her expanding with the baby inside her?

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2019

The model delta, which represents a kind of relief map of the future, is supposed to simulate flooding and sea-level rise and to help test strategies for dealing with them.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 25, 2019

Sauce is practically a requirement here, save for the nearly blackened spareribs, which hide a nice pinch of spice in the relief map of rub on their surface.

From Washington Post • Jul. 2, 2018

Fry raises an eyebrow, which turns his gigantic greasy forehead into a relief map.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson