Hyphenation of relaxation

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word relaxation? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

re-lax-ation

Definitions of relaxation:

1.	(physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers
2.	(physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance
3.	A feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry The easiness we feel when sleeping
4.	An occurrence of control or strength weakening The relaxation of requirements The loosening of his grip The slackening of the wind
5.	Freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) Took his repose by the swimming pool
6.	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
7.	The act of making less strict

Synonyms of relaxation:

noun	increase, increment, growth
noun	relaxation behavior, exponential decay, exponential return
noun	easiness, tranquillity, tranquility, quietness, quietude
noun	loosening, slackening, weakening
noun	rest, ease, repose, inactivity
noun	relaxation method, mathematical process, mathematical operation, operation
noun	liberalization, liberalisation, easing, easement, alleviation, relief

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.