relative

(rĕl'ə-tĭv)
adj.

1. Having pertinence or relevance; connected or related.
2. Considered in comparison with something else: the relative quiet of the suburbs.
3. Dependent on or interconnected with something else; not absolute. See synonyms at dependent.
4. 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.
5. 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. One related by kinship, common origin, or marriage.
2. Something having a relation or connection to something else.
3. Grammar. A relative pronoun.

[Middle English, from Old French relatif, from Late Latin relātīvus, from Latin relātus, past participle of referre, to relate. See relate.]

relativeness rel'a·tive·ness n.

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adjective

1. Estimated by comparison: comparative. See same/different/compare.
2. Determined or to be determined by someone or something else: conditional, conditioned, contingent, dependent, reliant, subject. See start/end.

noun

A person connected to another person by blood or marriage: kin, kinsman, kinswoman, relation. See kin.

adj

Definition: comparative, respective; pertinent, applicable
Antonyms: absolute, disproportionate, irrelevant, irrespective, separate, unequal, unrelated

adj. (of a service rank) corresponding in grade to another in a different service.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

Refers to relationships by blood (consanguinity), marriage (affinity), or adoption.

Not independent. Compared with or with respect to some other measured quantity.

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Quotes:

"An advantage of poverty, your relatives gain nothing by your death." - Hebrew Proverb

"The rich never have to seek out their relatives." - Italian Proverb

"A close relative is one you see occasionally between family funerals." - Source Unknown

"Go to friends for advice, woman for love, strangers for charity and relatives for nothing." - Source Unknown

Relates to the condition of one animal when it is considered in connection with another.

• r. biological effectiveness (RBE) — see rbe.
• r. frequency — the proportion of the total number of observations of a variable which are observations of a particular value.
• r. odds — see odds ratio.
• r. population index — a measure of a population based on a sampling technique such as line transects which determine the number of animals in a given ecological niche relative to a period of examination, or other parameter.
• r. risk — the ratio of the disease incidence rate in animals exposed to an hypothesized cause to the incidence rate in animals not exposed. A measure of association commonly used in epidemiological studies. Called also risk ratio.

For a list of words related to relative, see:

• Kinship and Ancestry - relative: person connected to another by blood; relation
• Order, Hierarchy, and Systems - relative: (adj) associated, relevant; referring or connected to another thing

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - relativ, forskellig, indbyrdes, gensidig
n. - slægtning, relativt pronomen

idioms:

• relative atomic mass    relativ atommasse
• relative clause    relativsætning
• relative density    relativ vægtfylde
• relative pronoun    relative pronomen
• relative to    i forhold til

Nederlands (Dutch)
relatief, betrekkelijk, verwant, ter zake doend, met dezelfde voortekens (toonaarden), bloedverwant, verwante soort, een relatief begrip

Français (French)
adj. - relatif, respectif, (Mes, Sci, Tech) relatif, (Ling) relatif, (Mus) relatif
n. - parent, (Ling) relatif

idioms:

• relative atomic mass    masse atomique relative
• relative clause    clause relative
• relative density    densité relative
• relative pronoun    (Ling) pronom relatif
• relative to    relatif à

Deutsch (German)
n. - Verwandter, (Ling.) Relativum
adj. - relativ, verhältnismäßig, (Mus.) parallel

idioms:

• relative atomic mass    relative Atommasse
• relative clause    (Ling.) Relativsatz
• relative density    Dichteverhältnis
• relative pronoun    Relativpronomen
• relative to    im Verhältnis zu, relativiert

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - συγγενής, (γραμμ.) αναφορική αντωνυμία
adj. - σχετικός, συγκριτικός, (γραμμ.) αναφορικός

idioms:

• relative atomic mass    σχετικό ατομικό βάρος
• relative clause    αναφορική πρόταση
• relative density    σχετική πυκνότητα
• relative pronoun    αναφορική αντωνυμία
• relative to    συναφής με/προς, σχετικός με

Italiano (Italian)
parente, relativo

idioms:

• relative atomic mass    massa atomica relativa
• relative clause    proposizione relativa
• relative density    densitý relativa
• relative pronoun    pronome relativo
• relative to    relativamente a

Português (Portuguese)
n. - parente (m)
adj. - relativo, dependente, subordinado

idioms:

• relative atomic mass    massa atômica relativa (Nucl.)
• relative clause    oração relativa (Gram.)
• relative density    densidade relativa (Fís.)
• relative pronoun    pronome relativo (Gram.)
• relative to    a respeito de

Русский (Russian)
родственник, относительный

idioms:

• relative atomic mass    относительная атомная масса
• relative clause    придаточное предложение
• relative density    относительная плотность
• relative pronoun    относительное местоимение
• relative to    относящийся к, по сравнению

Español (Spanish)
adj. - pariente, familiar, relativo
n. - pronombre relativo, pariente, deudo, allegado

idioms:

• relative atomic mass    masa atómica relativa
• relative clause    oración subordinada relativa
• relative density    densidad relativa
• relative pronoun    pronombre relativo
• relative to    en relación con, con relación a

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - släkting
adj. - relativ, angående

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
有关系的, 比较的, 相对的, 亲戚, 关系词

idioms:

• relative atomic mass    原子的相对质量, 原子量
• relative clause    关系从句
• relative density    相对密度
• relative pronoun    关系代名词
• relative to    相对于

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有關係的, 比較的, 相對的
n. - 親戚, 關係詞

idioms:

• relative atomic mass    原子的相對質量, 原子量
• relative clause    關係從句
• relative density    相對密度
• relative pronoun    關係代名詞
• relative to    相對於

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 관계 있는, 비교적, 상호의, 관련되어 있는
n. - 친척, 관계사

idioms:

• relative to    ~에 관하여, ~에 비례하여

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 親戚, 関係詞, 親類
adj. - 比較上の, 関係のある, 相互の, 比例した, 対応した, 関係を表す

idioms:

• relative atomic mass    相対原子量, 原子量
• relative clause    関係詞節
• relative density    比重, 相対密度
• relative pronoun    関係代名詞
• relative to    …に関して, 割合に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قريب, نسيب, الإسم الموصول (صفه) نسبي, غير مطلق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮יחסי, קרוב-משפחה, לא-מוחלט, קשור, שייך, נוגע ל-‬
n. - ‮קרוב-משפחה‬

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