to relax a muscle
1muscle — muscleless, adj. muscly, adj. /mus euhl/, n., v., muscled, muscling, adj. n. 1. a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body. 2. an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a… …
2Muscle spindle — Latin fusus neuromuscularis Code TH H3.11.06.0.00018 Muscle spindles are sensory receptors within the belly of a muscle, which primarily detect changes in the length of this muscle. They convey length information to the central nervous system via …
3muscle — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hard, powerful, strong ▪ taut, tense, tight ▪ relaxed ▪ smooth …
4relax — re|lax W3S3 [rıˈlæks] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(rest)¦ 2¦(become calm)¦ 3¦(muscle)¦ 4¦(rules/laws)¦ 5 relax your hold/grip 6 relax your concentration/vigilance etc ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: relaxare to loosen , from laxus loose …
5relax — verb ADVERB ▪ completely, fully, totally ▪ a little, slightly ▪ just, simply ▪ Just relax and take it …
6relax — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin relaxare, from re + laxare to loosen, from laxus loose more at slack Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to make less tense or rigid ; slacken < relaxed his grip > 2. to make less severe …
7muscle — mus|cle1 W3S2 [ˈmʌsəl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: Latin musculus little mouse, muscle, mussel , from mus mouse ; because a muscle moving looks like a mouse under the skin] 1.) [U and C] one of the pieces of flesh inside your body that… …
8Relax (Astérix le Gaulois) — Liste des personnages d Astérix le Gaulois Voici la liste des personnages de la bande dessinée Astérix le Gaulois par René Goscinny et Albert Uderzo, classés par ordre alphabétique. Sommaire 1 Personnages du village 1.1 Abraracourcix 1.2… …
9relax — 1. To loosen; to slacken. 2. To cause a movement of the bowels. [L. re laxo, to loosen] * * * re·lax ri laks vt 1) to slacken or make less tense or rigid <alternately contracting and relaxing their muscles> 2) to relieve from nervous… …
10muscle — n. 1) to contract; flex, tense; move; pull, strain; relax; wrench a muscle 2) to develop one s muscles 3) involuntary; smooth; striated; voluntary muscles 4) muscles ache * * * [ mʌs(ə)l] flex move pull relax …
