relaxation meaning and definition

RELAXATION noun

Definition of relaxation (noun)

1. (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers
2. (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance
   • synonyms: relaxation behavior
3. a feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry
   • "the easiness we feel when sleeping"
   • synonyms: easiness
4. 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. freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
   • "took his repose by the swimming pool"
   • synonyms: ease, repose, rest
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
   • synonyms: relaxation method
7. the act of making less strict
   • synonyms: liberalisation, liberalization