relaxation

[Re`lax*a·tion]

Remission from attention and effort; indulgence in recreation, diversion, or amusement.

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The act or process of relaxing, or the state of being relaxed; as, relaxation of the muscles; relaxation of a law.

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the act of making less strict

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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

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freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"

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an occurrence of control or strength weakening; "the relaxation of requirements"; "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind"

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a state of refreshing tranquility

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(physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance

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(physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers


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The act or process of relaxing, or the state of being relaxed; as, relaxation of the muscles; relaxation of a law.

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Remission from attention and effort; indulgence in recreation, diversion, or amusement.


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. "Hours of careless relaxation." Macaulay.

The act or process of relaxing, or the state of being relaxed; as, relaxation of the muscles; relaxation of a law.

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Usage Examples

The average session takes about one to two hours. It's totally amazing because when a person breathes, they go through one stage of relaxation after another, and every stage releases tension.

What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue.

Thus we hope to teach mythology not as a study, but as a relaxation from study to give our work the charm of a story-book, yet by means of it to impart a knowledge of an important branch of education.

Marriage made more sense when it was indissoluble. It's the woman trying to cope with the strains of a one-parent family who will suffer most from the relaxation of the divorce laws.

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Other Usage Examples

I like to follow my favorite team and talk sports with my band or fans. You won't believe how many musicians are sports fans. We have so much time on tour that we need these outlets for relaxation.

I have to travel a lot, but relaxation to me is when I am at home.

Now this relaxation of the mind from work consists on playful words or deeds. Therefore it becomes a wise and virtuous man to have recourse to such things at times.

My ideal relaxation is working on upholstry. I spend hours in junk shops buying furniture. I do all the upholstery work myself, and it's like therapy.

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