relative

Definition of Relative in English :

Noun

1. relation, relative

a person related by blood or marriage

Example Sentences:
'police are searching for relatives of the deceased'
'he has distant relations back in New Jersey'

relation

2. congenator, congener, congeneric, relative

an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)

Adjective

3. comparative, relative

estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete

Example Sentences:
'a relative stranger'

comparative

4. proportional, relative

properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by to'

Example Sentences:
'the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime'
'earnings relative to production'

proportional

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Relative

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adjective

1.

having meaning or significance only in relation to something else; not absolute

a relative value

2. (prenominal)

(of a scientific quantity) being measured or stated relative to some other substance or measurement

relative humidity

relative density

Compare absolute (sense 10)

3. (prenominal)

comparative or respective

the relative qualities of speed and accuracy

4. (postpositive; foll by to)

in proportion (to); corresponding (to)

earnings relative to production

5.

having reference (to); pertinent (to)

matters not relative to the topic under discussion

6. grammar

denoting or belonging to a class of words that function as subordinating conjunctions in introducing relative clauses. In English, relative pronouns and determiners include who, which, and that

Compare demonstrative (sense 5), interrogative (sense 3)

7. grammar

denoting or relating to a clause (relative clause) that modifies a noun or pronoun occurring earlier in the sentence

8.

(of a musical key or scale) having the same key signature as another key or scale

C major is the relative major of A minor

noun

9.

a person who is related by blood or marriage; relation

10.

a relative pronoun, clause, or grammatical construction

Relative

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adjective

1.

related each to the other; dependent upon or referring to each other

to stay in the same relative positions

2.

having to do with; pertinent; relevant

documents relative to a legal case

3.

regarded in relation to something else; comparative

living in relative comfort

4.

meaningful only in relationship; not absolute

“cold” is a relative term

5. Grammar

a.

designating a word that introduces a dependent clause and refers to an antecedent

“which” is a relative pronoun in “the hat which you bought”

b.

introduced by such a word

a relative clause

noun

6.

a relative word, term, or thing

7.

a person connected with another by blood, marriage, etc.; kinsman or kinswoman

8.

a plant or animal in the same taxonomic division as another

Relative

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adj.

1. Considered in comparison or relation to something else: an animal with a large brain relative to body size; the relative quiet of the suburbs.

2. Having pertinence or relevance; connected or related: How are those remarks relative to the discussion?

3. Grammar Referring to or qualifying an antecedent, as the pronoun who in the man who was on TV or that in the dictionary that I use.

4. Music Having the same key signature. Used of major and minor scales and keys: A minor is the relative minor of C major.

n.

1.

a. A person related to another by heredity, adoption, or marriage.

b. A species or other taxon that shares a common ancestor, usually a relatively recent ancestor, with another: The jaguar is a relative of the lion.

2. Grammar A relative pronoun.

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