relaxation
2
3.6
- noun
- /rɪˌlækˈseɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
relajación muscular
- When the threat dissipates, the parasympathetic nervous system kicks in, triggering the relaxation response and returning hormones to normal levels.
- muscle relaxation
- contraction and relaxation
- induced relaxation
It's a fancy name for contraction of one muscle group providing a relaxation of the other muscle group that's antagonistic to it.
- It's a fancy name for contraction of one muscle group providing a relaxation of the other muscle group that's antagonistic to it.
- It's a gas that can cause relaxation of the smooth muscles that relate to the vasculature not just of your nose but of your brain and for all the tissues of your body.
- An inner higher relaxation in the posture.
Examples
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Breath control techniques and muscle relaxation can reduce the tension caused by a situation.
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Biofeedback applications are used to teach muscle relaxation and to modify autonomic dysfunction in blood pressure, pulmonary, and vascular disease.
Academic text (2000) -
Likewise, praise of God is, in itself, a relaxation technique that does well with the human mind and spirit.
Academic text (2011) -
Continue to do this pattern of relaxation with your exhalation.
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This is the solar-plexus point and it's good for all over general body relaxation.
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Breath control techniques and muscle relaxation can reduce the tension caused by a situation.
Academic text (2007) -
Both students showed improvement in arm relaxation and, hence, quality of sound once the improvisation lessons were incorporated.
Academic text (2015) -
Relax your muscles with tension-and-relax cycles or use recall-relaxation exercises (Nathan, Staats, and Rosch 1989).
Academic text (1991) -
Both students showed improvement in arm relaxation and, hence, quality of sound once the improvisation lessons were incorporated.
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Larry then learned breathing and muscle relaxation techniques to relieve his physical tension.
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
The way a physical system slowly returns to its normal state after a disturbance
- Specialized
A way to solve many equations by starting with a guess and improving it until accurate
A way to reduce stress and become calm, often using breathing or muscle exercises
How Relaxed
1
9.6
- Specialized
1
8.2
- Specialized
2
3.6
70
3.2
- Specialized
80
4.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word relaxation comes from Latin re- 'again' and laxare 'to loosen'. For muscles, relaxation is when a tight muscle becomes loose again after contraction. That's why the term describes muscles returning to their resting, 'loose' state.