relativity
— Noun
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~ the quality of being relative and having significance only in relation to something else
relativity
— Noun
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~ (physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts
relativize
— Verb
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~ consider or treat as relative
relatum
— Noun
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~ a term in a proposition that is related to the referent of the proposition
relax
— Verb
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~ become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"
relax
— Verb
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~ make less taut; "relax the tension on the rope"
relax
— Verb
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~ make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"
relax
— Verb
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~ cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me"
relax
— Verb
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~ become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"
relax
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~ make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now"
relax
— Verb
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~ become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"
relax
— Verb
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~ become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner; "our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group"
relaxant
— Noun
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~ a drug that relaxes and relieves tension
relaxant
— Adjective
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~ tending to relax or relieve muscular or nervous tension; "a relaxant drug"
relaxation
— Noun
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~ a feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry; "the easiness we feel when sleeping"
relaxation
— Noun
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~ (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers
relaxation
— Noun
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~ (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance
relaxation
— Noun
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~ the act of making less strict
relaxation
— Noun
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~ an occurrence of control or strength weakening; "the relaxation of requirements"; "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind"
relaxation
— Noun
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~ 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