Relaxation

(noun.) 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.

(noun.) an occurrence of control or strength weakening; 'the relaxation of requirements'; 'the loosening of his grip'; 'the slackening of the wind'.

(noun.) (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance.

(noun.) (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers.

约翰娜编辑

• Her severe face had no thread of relaxation in it, by which any explorer could have been guided to the gloomy labyrinth of her thoughts. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• True individualism is a product of the relaxation of the grip of the authority of custom and traditions as standards of belief. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• I did; but I thought it was by way of relaxation--as one might amuse one's self with a pretty infant. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• These things, he added, looking at Lydgate, would be to me such relaxation as tow-picking is to prisoners in a house of correction. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• He shook Mr. Thornton vehemently by the hand, until the gripe ended in a sudden relaxation, for the hand was wanted to wipe away tears. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• I endeavoured to console her with the assurance I felt, that Carlo only required air and relaxation in order to recover his health. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.

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