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RELAXATION

Definition:

1. [noun] (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers
   
   
2. [noun] (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance
   Synonyms: behavior
   
   
3. [noun] a state of refreshing tranquility
   Synonyms: easiness
   
   
4. [noun] an occurrence of control or strength weakening; "the relaxation of requirements"; "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind"
   Synonyms: loosening, slackening
   
   
5. [noun] freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"
   Synonyms: rest, ease, repose
   
   
6. [noun] 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
   Synonyms: method
   
   
7. [noun] the act of making less strict
   Synonyms: liberalization, liberalisation
   
   

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Related Words:

• languor, dreaminess
• thaw
• bedrest, bed rest
• lie-in
• quiescence, quiescency, dormancy, sleeping
• leisure

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