Thesaurus: relaxation

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1. n. The act or process of relaxing, or the state of being relaxed; as, relaxation of the muscles; relaxation of a law.
2. n. Remission from attention and effort; indulgence in recreation, diversion, or amusement.
3. n. (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers
4. n. (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance
5. n. a feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry
6. n. an occurrence of control or strength weakening
7. n. freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
8. n. 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
9. n. the act of making less strict
10. 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. "Hours of careless relaxation." Macaulay.
11. n:100 n. (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers n. (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance n. an occurrence of control or strength weakening