Definition of relaxation. Meaning of relaxation. Synonyms of relaxation

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Definition of relaxation

Relaxation
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. 2. Remission from attention and effort; indulgence in recreation, diversion, or amusement. ``Hours of careless relaxation.' --Macaulay.

Meaning of relaxation from wikipedia

- Relaxation stands quite generally for a release of tension, a return to equilibrium. Look up relaxation or relaxed in Wiktionary, the free dictionary...
- A relaxation technique (also known as relaxation training) is any method, process, procedure, or activity that helps a person to relax; attain a state...
- sciences, relaxation usually means the return of a perturbed system into equilibrium. Each relaxation process can be categorized by a relaxation time τ....
- In electronics a relaxation oscillator is a nonlinear electronic oscillator circuit that produces a nonsinusoidal repetitive output signal, such as a triangle...
- equilibrium value is termed spin-lattice relaxation while the loss of phase-coherence of the spins is termed spin-spin relaxation, which is manifest as an observed...
- In psychology, relaxation is the emotional state of low tension, in which there is an absence of arousal, particularly from negative sources such as anger...
- dielectric relaxation refers to the relaxation response of a dielectric medium to an external, oscillating electric field. This relaxation is often described...
- "Electric Relaxation" is the second single from American hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest's third album, Midnight Marauders (1993). It contains a sample...
- My Year of Rest and Relaxation is a 2018 novel by American author Ottessa Mosh****h. Mosh****h's second novel, it is set in New York City in 2000 and 2001...
- In materials science, stress relaxation is the observed decrease in stress in response to strain generated in the structure. This is primarily due to keeping...