relaxation

relaxation
/ree'lak say"sheuhn/, n.
1. abatement or relief from bodily or mental work, effort, application, etc.
2. an activity or recreation that provides such relief; diversion; entertainment.
3. a loosening or slackening.
4. diminution or remission of strictness or severity.
5. Math. a numerical procedure for solving systems of equations by successive approximations of the variables.
6. Physics.
a. the return of a system undergoing dissipation to an initial state of equilibrium after being displaced from it.
b. the approach to steady-state operation of a system that has undergone dissipation and a change in state or has been subjected to an abrupt periodic disturbance.
[1375-1425; late ME < L relaxation- (s. of relaxatio), equiv. to relaxat(us) (ptp. of relaxare to RELAX; see -ATE1) + -ion- -ION]
Syn. 2. fun, amusement, pleasure.

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  • relaxation — Relaxation. s. f. Terme de Droit Canon, qui n a guere d usage que dans cette phrase. Relaxation des peines Canoniques, qui signifie Diminution, ou entiere remission des peines Canoniques. On appelle, Relaxation de nerfs, La foiblesse qui survient …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • relaxation — relaxation. См. релаксация. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Relaxation — (lat.), Erschlaffung der Gewebe …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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