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relaxation
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
In the physical sciences, relaxation usually means the return of a perturbed system into equilibrium . Each relaxation process can be characterized by a relaxation time τ. The simplest theoretical description of relaxation as function of time t is an exponential ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES relaxation techniques ▪ Patients are taught relaxation techniques to use at home. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE deep ▪ Time for a few deep breaths of relaxation . ▪ Meditation often involves deep relaxation , ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Relaxation \Re`lax*a"tion\ (r?`l?ks-?"sh?n;277), n. [L. relaxatio; cf. F. relaxation.] The act or process of relaxing, or the state of being relaxed; as, relaxation of the muscles; relaxation of a law. Remission from attention and effort; indulgence in ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance [syn: relaxation behavior ] a state of refreshing tranquility [syn: easiness ] an occurrence of control ...
Usage examples of relaxation.
She waited in the seeming relaxation that made the Bene Gesserit-trained so terrifying in combat.
They range from hypnosis to sensory isolation, meditation, task motivation instructions, relaxation procedures, biofeedback, yoga, and many more All these techniques have features in common relating to the mind.
She found beauty in the glitter of gun cartridges worn as jewelry and in the subsonic murmur of relaxation subliminals piped in over the sound system under the familiar beat of a bod anthem.
I was out of breath, but could not rest a moment, since the least relaxation would have let the boat slip a far way back, and this would have been a distance hard to recover.
She breathed through the top of her head and felt the cool relaxation come up from the smooth functionings of the diencephalon, the oldest part of the brain, which sat on the end of the spinal cord like a ball joint and let the hemispheres of the cerebrum tilt crazily about it while itself remaining still.
No Gamer would trust another forever, but Gamers took relaxation when they could.
Florida that day with two fellow female scientists, headed to Key West for a week of childless and husbandless relaxation.
The necessity for relaxation and entertainment is stressed by the people of Havatoo, and Ero Shan was constantly dragging me away from my drawing board or my conferences with the corps of assistants that had been placed at my disposal by Mohar to take me to this thing or that.
As usual, Afra demured and took from his belt pouch a half-folded origami, his special form of relaxation.
The court reconvened and a new talesman was called, resembling in appearance a professional hangman who for relaxation leaned toward the execution of Italians.
A full menu of spa treatments, outdoor pool and natural hot springs, and a holistic vibe round out the relaxation.
In vitro is still jammed, and he has nothing to fall back on but the torture of relaxation.
They were at the Tuesday-night antenatal class, they lay next to each other on the floor and waited for the relaxation teacher to return from assisting a woman in the Ready-to-Pop class who had gone into premature labor.
The rigorous schedule of trips to the clinic and injections and providing samples gave way to antenatal check-ups and relaxation classes.
LSD and mescaline, psychodrama, group dynamics, sensory-awareness techniques, Quakerism, Gurdjieff exercises, relaxation therapies,the Alexander method, autogenic training, and self-hypnosis.