Article: Relaxation

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Relaxation may refer to:

• The opposite of stress or tension; the aim of recreation and leisure activities
• Relaxation of a mechanical system, for example a suddenly stressed beam
• The transition of an atom or molecule from a higher energy level to a lower one. Examples:
  • Dielectric relaxation
  • That in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR): relaxation (NMR)
• In music, the release following musical tension

See also

• Relaxation technique
• Relaxation time