Definition of relative

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Relative (a.) Having relation or reference; referring; respecting; standing in connection; pertaining; as, arguments not relative to the subject..

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Drawer :: Drawer (n.) One who draws a bill of exchange or order for payment; -- the correlative of drawee.
Open :: Open (a.) Uttered with a relatively wide opening of the articulating organs; -- said of vowels; as, the an far is open as compared with the a in say..
Electro-positive :: Electro-positive (a.) Of such a nature relatively to some other associated body or bodies, as to tend to the negative pole of a voltaic battery, in electrolysis, while the associated body tends to the positive pole; -- the converse or correlative of electro-negative..
That :: That (pron., a., conj., & adv.) As a relative pronoun, that is equivalent to who or which, serving to point out, and make definite, a person or thing spoken of, or alluded to, before, and may be either singular or plural..
Interrelated :: Interrelated (a.) Having a mutual or reciprocal relation or parallelism; correlative.
Ascendant :: Ascendant (n.) An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a progenitor; -- opposed to descendant..
Dowel :: Dowel (n.) A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position..
Guarantee :: Guarantee (n.) The person to whom a guaranty is made; -- the correlative of guarantor.
Respectively :: Respectively (adv.) Relatively; not absolutely.
Circumstance :: Circumstance (v. t.) To place in a particular situation; to supply relative incidents.
Agnate :: Agnate (n.) A relative whose relationship can be traced exclusively through males.
Relative :: Relative (a.) Having relation or reference; referring; respecting; standing in connection; pertaining; as, arguments not relative to the subject..
Fractional :: Fractional (a.) Relatively small; inconsiderable; insignificant; as, a fractional part of the population..
Lady :: Lady (n.) A woman of refined or gentle manners; a well-bred woman; -- the feminine correlative of gentleman.
Prospect :: Prospect (v.) Relative position of the front of a building or other structure; face; relative aspect.
Broad-leafed :: Broad-leafed (a.) Having broad, or relatively broad, leaves..
Ancestor :: Ancestor (n.) One from whom an estate has descended; -- the correlative of heir.
Gradation :: Gradation (n.) Any degree or relative position in an order or series.
Implied :: Implied (a.) Virtually involved or included; involved in substance; inferential; tacitly conceded; -- the correlative of express, or expressed. See Imply..
Comparison :: Comparison (n.) The act of comparing; an examination of two or more objects with the view of discovering the resemblances or differences; relative estimate.
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