relaxation vs increment

increment vs relaxation

relaxation and increment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
relaxation	Yes	No	No	No
increment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, increment is a hypernym of relaxation; that is, increment is a word with a broader meaning than relaxation:

relaxation: (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers
increment: a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important

Other hypernyms of relaxation include growth, increase.

relaxation (noun)	increment (noun)
freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)	the amount by which something increases
the act of making less strict	a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
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
a feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry
(physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance
(physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers

Difference between relaxation and increment

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