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Meaning of relaxation

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  relaxation
      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}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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