Associations to the word «Relaxation»

RELAXATION, noun. The act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed; the opposite of stress or tension; the aim of recreation and leisure activities.

RELAXATION, noun. A diminution of tone, tension, or firmness; specifically in pathology: a looseness; a diminution of the natural and healthy tone of parts.

RELAXATION, noun. Remission or abatement of rigor.

RELAXATION, noun. Remission of attention or application.

RELAXATION, noun. Unbending; recreation; a state or occupation intended to give mental or bodily relief after effort.

RELAXATION, noun. (physics) The transition of an atom or molecule from a higher energy level to a lower one.

RELAXATION, noun. (music) The release following musical tension.

RELAXATION TIME, noun. (physics) The characteristic time for a system to reach an equilibrium condition after a disturbance

RELAXATION TIME, noun. (medicine) The time taken for a muscle to revert to its resting state after being used

RELAXATION, noun. (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers.

RELAXATION, noun. (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance.

RELAXATION, noun. A feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry; "the easiness we feel when sleeping".

RELAXATION, noun. An occurrence of control or strength weakening; "the relaxation of requirements"; "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind".

RELAXATION, noun. Freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool".

RELAXATION, noun. 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.

RELAXATION, noun. The act of making less strict.