relational

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɪˈleɪʃənəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ri lāshə nl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•la•tion•al  (ri lāshə nl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. of or pertaining to relations.
  2. indicating or specifying some relation.
  3. Grammarserving to indicate relations between various elements in a sentence, as prepositions, conjunctions, etc. Cf. notional (def. 6).
  • relation + -al1 1655–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
relational /rɪˈleɪʃənəl/ adj
  1. indicating or expressing syntactic relation, as for example the case endings in Latin
  2. having relation or being related
  3. based on data stored in a tabular form
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•la•tion /rɪˈleɪʃən/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. association between or among things;
    connection;
    relationship:[uncountable]the relation between cause and effect.
  2. relations, [plural]
    • the different connections or dealings between peoples, countries, etc.:foreign relations; business relations.
    • sexual intercourse.
  3. a person who is related by blood or marriage;
    relative:[countable]The groom shook hands with his bride's relations.
Idioms
  1. Idioms in or with relation to, with reference to;
    concerning:What is her role in relation to the work of our division?

re•la•tion•al, adj. See -lat-1.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•la•tion  (ri lāshən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an existing connection;
    a significant association between or among things:the relation between cause and effect.
  2. relations:
    • the various connections between peoples, countries, etc.:foreign relations.
    • the various connections in which persons are brought together:business and social relations.
    • sexual intercourse.
  3. the mode or kind of connection between one person and another, between an individual and God, etc.
  4. connection between persons by blood or marriage.
  5. a person who is related by blood or marriage;
    relative:his wife's relations.
  6. the act of relating, narrating, or telling;
    narration.
  7. [Law.]a principle whereby effect is given to an act done at one time as if it had been done at a previous time.
  8. [Math.]
    • a property that associates two quantities in a definite order, as equality or inequality.
    • a single- or multiple-valued function.
  9. in or with relation to, with reference to;
    concerning:It's best to plan with relation to anticipated changes in one's earnings.
  • Latin relātiōn- (stem of relātiō). See relate, -ion
  • Middle English relacion 1350–1400
re•lation•less, adj. 
    1. relationship; tie, link. 2. a, b. association. 4. relationship, kinship. 6. recitation, recital, description.
    1. independence.

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