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1. Freedom from activity (work, strain or responsibility)
   "took his relaxation by the swimming pool";
   - rest, ease, repose
    
2. A feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry
   "the relaxation we feel when sleeping";
   - easiness
    
3. An occurrence of control or strength weakening
   "the relaxation of requirements";
   - loosening, slackening, softening
    
4. The act of making less strict
   - liberalization, liberalisation [Brit]
    
5. (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers
    
6. (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance
   - relaxation behavior
    
7. 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 method

Derived forms: relaxations

Type of: alleviation, easement, easing, exponential decay, exponential return, growth, inactivity, increase, increment, mathematical operation, mathematical process, operation, quietness, quietude, relief, tranquility [N. Amer], tranquillity, weakening

Encyclopedia: Relaxation