χάλ-ᾰσις [χᾰ],εως,ἡ,
A. slackening, loosening,of bandages, Hp. Fract. 10 (pl.); τῇ χ. τε καὶ ἀνέσει
Pl. R. 590b
;relaxation,
τοῦ ῥοώδους χαλάσεως δεομένου
Gal. Sect.Intr. 7
;τῶν στεγνῶνib. 6 ; butχ. νόσου remission,opp.ἐπίδοσις,
Id. 19.190 .
2. free playof the parts of a whole, Plot. 4.4.45 ; τῇ χαλάσει εἰδοποιηθῆναι
Dam. Pr. 47
.
3. loweringby means of pulleys, κιόνων University of Egypt, Faculty of Arts Bulletin
3(2).58
.