Relaxation - Definition

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]