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English Dictionary: relaxation by the DICT Development Group
2 results for relaxation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
relaxation
n
  1. (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers
  2. (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance
    Synonym(s): relaxation, relaxation behavior
  3. a feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry; "the easiness we feel when sleeping"
    Synonym(s): easiness, relaxation
  4. an occurrence of control or strength weakening; "the relaxation of requirements"; "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind"
    Synonym(s): relaxation, loosening, slackening
  5. freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"
    Synonym(s): rest, ease, repose, relaxation
  6. a method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount
    Synonym(s): relaxation, relaxation method
  7. the act of making less strict
    Synonym(s): liberalization, liberalisation, relaxation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Relaxation \Re`lax*a"tion\ (r?`l?ks-?"sh?n;277), n. [L.
      relaxatio; cf. F. relaxation.]
      1. The act or process of relaxing, or the state of being
            relaxed; as, relaxation of the muscles; relaxation of a
            law.
  
      2. Remission from attention and effort; indulgence in
            recreation, diversion, or amusement. [bd]Hours of careless
            relaxation.[b8] --Macaulay.
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