relaxation

re·lax·a·tion

 (rē′lăk-sā′shən)

n.

1. The act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed.

2. Refreshment of body or mind; recreation: played golf for relaxation.

3. A loosening or slackening.

4. A reduction in strictness or severity.

5. Physiology The lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers.

6. Physics The return or adjustment of a system to equilibrium following displacement or abrupt change.

7. Mathematics A method of solving equations in which the errors resulting from an initial approximation are reduced by succeeding approximations until all errors are within specified limits.

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relaxation

(ˌriːlækˈseɪʃən)

n

1. rest or refreshment, as after work or effort; recreation

2. a form of rest or recreation: his relaxation is cricket.

3. a partial lessening of a punishment, duty, etc

4. the act of relaxing or state of being relaxed

5. (General Physics) physics the return of a system to equilibrium after a displacement from this state

6. (Mathematics) maths a method by which errors resulting from an approximation are reduced by using new approximations

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re•lax•a•tion

(ˌri lækˈseɪ ʃən)

n.

1. abatement or relief from work, effort, 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.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	relaxation - (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms increment, growth, increase - a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population"
	2.	relaxation - (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance relaxation behavior natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" exponential decay, exponential return - a decrease that follows an exponential function
	3.	relaxation - a feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry; "the easiness we feel when sleeping" easiness quietude, quietness, tranquillity, tranquility - a state of peace and quiet dreaminess, languor - a relaxed comfortable feeling
	4.	relaxation - an occurrence of control or strength weakening; "the relaxation of requirements"; "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind" loosening, slackening weakening - becoming weaker thaw - a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile; "the thaw between the United States and Russia has led to increased cooperation in world affairs"
	5.	relaxation - freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool" repose, rest, ease inactivity - being inactive; being less active bed rest, bedrest - confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons) laziness - relaxed and easy activity; "the laziness of the day helped her to relax" lie-in - a long stay in bed in the morning dormancy, quiescence, quiescency, sleeping - quiet and inactive restfulness leisure - freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity; "he lacked the leisure for golf"
	6.	relaxation - 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 mathematical operation, mathematical process, operation - (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods; "the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation"; "they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic"
	7.	relaxation - the act of making less strict liberalisation, liberalization alleviation, easement, easing, relief - the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"

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relaxation

noun

1. leisure, rest, fun, pleasure, entertainment, recreation, enjoyment, amusement, refreshment, beer and skittles (informal) You should be able to find the odd moment for relaxation.

2. lessening, easing, reduction, weakening, moderation, let-up (informal), slackening, diminution, abatement There will be no relaxation of army pressure.

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relaxation

noun

Freedom from labor, responsibility, or strain:

ease, leisure, repose, rest.

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Translations

إسْتِرْخاء، إسْتِراحَهاِسْتِرْخَاء

odpočinekrekreace

afkoblingafslapning

Entspannung

χαλάρωσηαραλίκι

relajacióndiversión

rentoutuminen

détenterelaxationdécontraction

opuštanje

afòreying; afslöppun

rilassamentoriposoallentamento

くつろぎ

휴식

ontspanning

avkoblingavslapping

odpoczynek

relaxamento

расслабление

rekreácia

sproščenostsprostitev

avslappning

การพักผ่อน

dinlenmegevşemerahatlama

sự nghỉ ngơi

放松松驰解闷

relaxation

[ˌriːlækˈseɪʃən] N

1. (= loosening) [of discipline] → relajación f, relajamiento m

2. (= rest) → descanso m, relajación f
to get some relaxation → esparcirse, expansionarse
to seek relaxation in painting → esparcirse dedicándose a la pintura

3. (= amusement) → recreo m, distracción f
a favourite relaxation of the wealthy → un pasatiempo favorito de los ricos

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relaxation

[ˌriːlækˈseɪʃ^ən]

n

(= rest and recreation) → détente f
I don't have much time for relaxation → Je n'ai pas beaucoup de moments de détente.

[grip, muscles] → relâchement m
relaxation of the muscles → relâchement des muscles

[rules, restrictions] → assouplissement m
the relaxation of travel restrictions → l'assouplissement des restrictions de déplacement

modif [technique, class] → de relaxation

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

relaxation

n

(= act of relaxing sth) → Lockerung f; (of muscles also, person, one’s mind) → Entspannung f; (of attention, effort) → Nachlassen nt

(= rest) → Entspannung f; (= recreation) → Erholung f, → Entspannung f; you need some relaxation after work → Sie sollten sich nach der Arbeit entspannen, Sie brauchen ein wenig Erholung nach der Arbeit; reading is her form of relaxation → sie entspannt sich durch Lesen

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relaxation

[ˌriːlækˈseɪʃ/ən] n (rest) → relax m; (of muscles) → rilassamento, rilasciamento; (entertainment) → svago
she plays the piano for relaxation → suona il piano per rilassarsi

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relax

(rəˈlӕks) verb

1. to make or become less tight or tense or less worried etc; to rest completely. The doctor gave him a drug to make him relax; Relax your shoulders; He relaxed his grip for a second and the rope was dragged out of his hand. ontspan يَسْتَريح، يُرَوِّح عن نَفْسِه отпускам descontrair(-se) uvolnit (se) entspannen slappe af; løsne χαλαρώνω, ξεκουράζω, ξεκουράζομαιrelajar lõdvestama, pingest vabanema آرامش دادن؛ استراحت کردن rentoutua (se) relaxer/relâcher לְהֵירַגָע ढी़ला करना, होना opustiti se, relaksirati se kipiheni magát, lazít mengendurkan ketegangan slaka á rilassare, rilassarsi ゆるめる 편하게 하다 at(si)palaiduoti atbrīvot, atslābināt relek ontspannenslappe av; løsne rozluźnić się سياله (دمه) كول، هوسا كول: ستومانى ايستل: ارام كول ارام كېدل، ستومانى ايستل: هوسا كيدل descontrair a (se) relaxa, a slăbi расслаблять uvoľniť (sa) sprostiti (se) opustiti se slappna av, lossa på ผ่อนคลาย gevşemek, sakinleşmek 放鬆 розслаблювати(ся) ڈھیلا کرنا یا چھوڑنا thư giãn 放松

2. to make or become less strict or severe. The rules were relaxed because of the Queen's visit. verslap يُرْخي، يُخَفِّف . отпускам се relaxar zmírnit lockern lempe χαλαρώνω, γίνομαι πιο ελαστικός relajar, suavizar lõdvendama, lõdvenema آسان گرفتن höllentyä relâcher לְהַרפּוֹת विश्राम करना या होना, तनाव मुक्त होना या करना, कम करना popustiti, smanjiti enyhít mengendurkan slaka á, gefa eftir rilassare, ridurre ゆるめる 완화하다 sušvelninti, sušvelnėti, susilpninti kļūt pielaidīgākam; liberalizēt dilonggarkan versoepelenslakke på uczynić łagodniejszym, złagodzić ستومانى ايستل abrandar a o lăsa mai moale смягчать zmierniť omiliti olabaviti lätta på, mildra ทำให้ผ่อนคลาย gevşemek, yumuşamak 放寬 пом'якшувати(ся), робити(ся) менш суворим قانون و ضوابط میں نرمی لانا nới lỏng 放宽

ˌrelaxˈation (riːlӕks-) noun

I play golf for relaxation; Golf is one of my favourite relaxations. ontspanning إسْتِرْخاء، إسْتِراحَه отмора relaxamento rekreace die Entspannung afkobling ξεκούραση, χαλάρωση, αναψυχή esparcimiento, diversión, distracción; relajación lõõgastus تمدد اعصاب rentoutuminen détenteרגיעה रूचि relaksacija, opuštanje kikapcsolódás, időtöltés, szórakozás relaksasi afþreying; afslöppun svago 気晴らし 휴식 poilsis, pramoga atpūta; izklaide aktiviti masa lapang ontspanning avslappingrelaks هوساى، ستړ يانيونه، دمه نيونه، استراحت distracção (mod de) relaxare; distracţie отдых; развлечение rekreácia sprostitev relaksacija avkoppling การผ่อนคลาย dinlenme, rahatlama 放鬆，消遣娛樂 відпочинок; розвага تفریح sự thư giãn 解闷，放松

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relaxation

→ اِسْتِرْخَاء odpočinek afslapning Entspannung χαλάρωση relajación rentoutuminen relaxation opuštanje rilassamento くつろぎ 휴식 ontspanning avkobling odpoczynek relaxamento расслабление avslappning การพักผ่อน gevşeme sự nghỉ ngơi 松驰

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re·lax·a·tion

n. relajación, acto de relajar o de relajarse; reposo, descanso.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

relaxation

n relajación f; — techniques técnicas de relajación

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