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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (7)

1. (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers;

2. (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance;
[syn: relaxation, relaxation behavior]

3. a feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry;
- Example: "the easiness we feel when sleeping"
[syn: easiness, relaxation]

4. an occurrence of control or strength weakening;
- Example: "the relaxation of requirements"
- Example: "the loosening of his grip"
- Example: "the slackening of the wind"
[syn: relaxation, loosening, slackening]

5. freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility);
- Example: "took his repose by the swimming pool"
[syn: rest, ease, repose, relaxation]

6. 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;
[syn: relaxation, relaxation method]

7. the act of making less strict;
[syn: liberalization, liberalisation, relaxation]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Remission from attention and effort; indulgence in
      recreation, diversion, or amusement. "Hours of careless
      relaxation." --Macaulay.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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