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| re·lax·a·tion [ r lak sáysh'n ] (plural re·lax·a·tions) |
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1. enjoyable activity: a form of activity that provides a change and relief from effort, work, or tension, and gives pleasure
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2. loosening process: the process of becoming or making something less firm, rigid, or tight
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3. lessening of severity: a lessening of the strictness or severity of regulations, restrictions, or controls
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4. reduction in intensity: a lessening or weakening of something that was previously concentrated or intense
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5. physics return of system to equilibrium: the return of a system to equilibrium after it has been displaced or changed
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6. mathematics way of solving equations: a way of solving equations using a series of approximate solutions, each of which reduces the number of errors contained in the previous one, until the errors fall within acceptable limits
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