relaxation
/ˌɹilækˈseɪʃən/ noun B2- The act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed; the opposite of stress or tension; the aim of recreation and leisure activities.
- A diminution of tone, tension, or firmness; specifically in pathology: a looseness; a diminution of the natural and healthy tone of parts. · relaxation of the soft palate
- Remission or abatement of rigor.
- Remission of attention or application. · relaxation of efforts
- Unbending; recreation; a state or occupation intended to give mental or bodily relief after effort.
- The transition of a nucleus, atom or molecule from a higher energy level to a lower one; the opposite of excitation
- The release following musical tension.
Plural relaxations
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Albert, however, hoped to indemnify himself for all these slights and indifferences during the Carnival, knowing full well that among the different states and kingdoms in which this festivity is celebrated, Rome is the spot where even the wisest and gravest throw off the usual rigidity of their lives, and deign to mingle in the follies of this time of liberty and relaxation.
The room had been fashioned into a small museum, and the walls were lined by a number of glass-topped cases full of that collection of butterflies and moths the formation of which had been the relaxation of this complex and dangerous man.
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