become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

make less taut

become loose or looser or less tight

cause to feel relaxed

become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner

make less severe or strict

become less severe or strict

make less active or fast

a drug that relaxes and relieves tension

tending to relax or relieve muscular or nervous tension

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

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

a feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry

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

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

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 time constant of an exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance

without strain or anxiety

any agent that produces relaxation

hormone secreted by the corpus luteum during the last days of pregnancy; relaxes the pelvic ligaments and prepares the uterus for labor

affording physical or mental rest