relaxation
pronunciation
How to pronounce relaxation in British English:
UK [ˌriːlækˈseɪʃn]
How to pronounce relaxation in American English:
US [ˌriːlækˈseɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers
- (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance
- a state of refreshing tranquility
- an occurrence of control or strength weakening
- freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
- 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
- the act of making less strict
Word Origin
- relaxation (n.)
- late 14c., "rupture; mid-15c., "remission of a burden or penalty," from Old French relaxacion (14c.) and directly from Latin relaxationem (nominative relaxatio) "an easing, mitigation, relaxation," noun of action from past participle stem of relaxare (see relax). Meaning "relief from hard work or ordinary cares" is from 1540s.
Example
- 1. You can achieve total relaxation by using heavy breathing .
- 2. The relaxation is not as big as banks had hoped .
- 3. Recent presidential directives regarding relaxation of inappropriate regulatory burdens should also be rigorously implemented .
- 4. A relaxation of tensions with the u. s.would do more for freedom within china than confrontation .
- 5. The relaxation of sharia rules has come gradually , but it has accelerated with a recent change of guard .