Relaxation meaning

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The act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed.
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Refreshment of body or mind; recreation.

Played golf for relaxation.

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A loosening or slackening.
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A reduction in strictness or severity.
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The lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers.
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The return or adjustment of a system to equilibrium following displacement or abrupt change.
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A method of solving equations in which the errors resulting from an initial approximation are reduced by succeeding approximations until all errors are within specified limits.
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A relaxing or being relaxed; loosening, lessening of severity, etc.
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The act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed.
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A loosening or slackening.
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A reduction in strictness or severity.
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The lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers.
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The return or adjustment of a system to equilibrium following displacement or abrupt change.
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The act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed; the opposite of stress or tension; the aim of recreation and leisure activities.
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A diminution of tone, tension, or firmness; specifically in pathology: a looseness; a diminution of the natural and healthy tone of parts.

Relaxation of the soft palate.

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Remission of attention or application.

Relaxation of efforts.

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Unbending; recreation; a state or occupation intended to give mental or bodily relief after effort.
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(physics) The transition of an atom or molecule from a higher energy level to a lower one.
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(music) The release following musical tension.
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Relaxation Sentence Examples

  • During the seven years which he passed in the drudgery of penning definitions and marking quotations for transcription, he sought for relaxation in literary labour of a more agreeable kind.

  • A further relaxation appears about the same time.

  • People in these jobs know two states: working, which they do not enjoy, and relaxation, which is far better.

  • Over a period of time, oats can act as a nerve tonic, reducing stress and aiding relaxation.

  • Classical studies he regarded as an agreeable relaxation from severer pursuits.

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