As nouns the difference between loosening and relaxation
is that
loosening is the act of making something looser while
relaxation is the act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed; the opposite of stress or tension; the aim of recreation and leisure activities.
As a verb loosening
is .
loosening English
Verb
(head)
Noun
( en noun)
The act of making something looser.
* 2013 , Michael Scott, Religious Language (page 169)
- Turning to metaphor, the loosenings involved in metaphorical interpretation tend not to be pure but to involve a change that results in the extension of the loosened concept overlapping with but not including all of the denotations of the pre-loosened concept.
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relaxation English
Noun
( en noun)
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.
(physics) The transition of an atom or molecule from a higher energy level to a lower one.
(music) The release following musical tension.
Derived terms
* dielectric relaxation
* letter of relaxation
Related terms
* relax
* relaxable
* relaxant
* relaxate
* relaxative
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