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Relativism
- noun - (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that all criteria of judgment are relative to the individuals and situations involved
Relativity
- noun - (physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts
- the quality of being relative and having significance only in relation to something else
Relativize
- verb - consider or treat as relative
Relaxation
- noun - (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance
- (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers
- a feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry; "the easiness we feel when sleeping"
- 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
- an occurrence of control or strength weakening; "the relaxation of requirements"; "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind"
- freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"
- the act of making less strict
Relaxative
- - Having the quality of relaxing; laxative. -- n. A relaxant.
Relay Link
- noun - an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal
Relearning
- verb - learn something again, as after having forgotten or neglected it; "After the accident, he could not walk for months and had to relearn how to walk down stairs"
Relegating
- verb -
- assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms"
- authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions
- Demote
- expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country"
- refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"
Relegation
- noun - authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions
- mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position; "he has been relegated to a post in Siberia"
- the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category
Relevation
- - A raising or lifting up.