Relaxation
[riːlæk'seɪʃ(ə)n] or ['rilæk'seʃən]
Definition
(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.
(noun.) an occurrence of control or strength weakening; 'the relaxation of requirements'; 'the loosening of his grip'; 'the slackening of the wind'.
(noun.) (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance.
(noun.) (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers.
Edited by Johanna--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act or process of relaxing, or the state of being relaxed; as, relaxation of the muscles; relaxation of a law.
(n.) Remission from attention and effort; indulgence in recreation, diversion, or amusement.
Checked by Jean
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See RELAX]
Typist: Mason
Examples
- Her severe face had no thread of relaxation in it, by which any explorer could have been guided to the gloomy labyrinth of her thoughts. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- True individualism is a product of the relaxation of the grip of the authority of custom and traditions as standards of belief. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- I did; but I thought it was by way of relaxation--as one might amuse one's self with a pretty infant. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- These things, he added, looking at Lydgate, would be to me such relaxation as tow-picking is to prisoners in a house of correction. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- He shook Mr. Thornton vehemently by the hand, until the gripe ended in a sudden relaxation, for the hand was wanted to wipe away tears. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- I endeavoured to console her with the assurance I felt, that Carlo only required air and relaxation in order to recover his health. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
Checked by Bernadette