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English noun: relaxation | |||
| 1. | relaxation (process) (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | growth, increase, increment | ||
| Domain category | physiology | ||
| 2. | relaxation (process) (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance | ||
| Synonyms | relaxation behavior | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | exponential decay, exponential return | ||
| Domain category | natural philosophy, physics | ||
| 3. | relaxation (feeling) a feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry | ||
| Samples | The easiness we feel when sleeping. | ||
| Synonyms | easiness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | quietness, quietude, tranquility, tranquillity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dreaminess, languor | ||
| 4. | relaxation (event) an occurrence of control or strength weakening | ||
| Samples | The relaxation of requirements. The loosening of his grip. The slackening of the wind. | ||
| Synonyms | loosening, slackening | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | weakening | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | thaw | ||
| 5. | relaxation (act) freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) | ||
| Samples | Took his repose by the swimming pool. | ||
| Synonyms | ease, repose, rest | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inactivity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bed rest, bedrest, dormancy, laziness, leisure, lie-in, quiescence, quiescency, sleeping | ||
| 6. | relaxation (act) 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 | relaxation method | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mathematical operation, mathematical process, operation | ||
| 7. | relaxation (act) the act of making less strict | ||
| Synonyms | liberalisation, liberalization | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alleviation, easement, easing, relief | ||
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