Meaning & Definition of Relaxation in English

1. (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers

2. (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance

3. A feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry

• "The easiness we feel when sleeping"

4. An occurrence of control or strength weakening

• "The relaxation of requirements"

• "The loosening of his grip"

• "The slackening of the wind"

5. Freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

• "Took his repose by the swimming pool"

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

7. The act of making less strict