Definition of relative

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Relative (a.) Arising from relation; resulting from connection with, or reference to, something else; not absolute..

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Iodic :: Iodic (a.) to, or containing, iodine; specif., denoting those compounds in which it has a relatively high valence; as, iodic acid..
Groomsman :: Groomsman (n.) A male attendant of a bridegroom at his wedding; -- the correlative of bridesmaid.
Antonym :: Antonym (n.) A word of opposite meaning; a counterterm; -- used as a correlative of synonym.
Heliometer :: Heliometer (n.) An instrument devised originally for measuring the diameter of the sun; now employed for delicate measurements of the distance and relative direction of two stars too far apart to be easily measured in the field of view of an ordinary telescope.
Quality :: Quality (n.) The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort; rank..
Homolographic :: Homolographic (a.) Preserving the mutual relations of parts, especially as to size and form; maintaining relative proportion..
C :: C () The keynote of the normal or natural scale, which has neither flats nor sharps in its signature; also, the third note of the relative minor scale of the same..
Commutative :: Commutative (a.) Relative to exchange; interchangeable; reciprocal.
Homologous :: Homologous (a.) Having the same relative position, proportion, value, or structure..
Phyllotaxis :: Phyllotaxis (n.) The order or arrangement of leaves on the stem; the science of the relative position of leaves.
Adjunct :: Adjunct (n.) A key or scale closely related to another as principal; a relative or attendant key. [R.] See Attendant keys, under Attendant, a..
Broad-leafed :: Broad-leafed (a.) Having broad, or relatively broad, leaves..
He :: He (obj.) Any one; the man or person; -- used indefinitely, and usually followed by a relative pronoun..
Uncle :: Uncle (n.) The brother of one's father or mother; also applied to an aunt's husband; -- the correlative of aunt in sex, and of nephew and niece in relationship..
Distance :: Distance (n.) Relative space, between troops in ranks, measured from front to rear; -- contrasted with interval, which is measured from right to left..
Immit :: Immit (v. t.) To send in; to inject; to infuse; -- the correlative of emit.
Relationist :: Relationist (n.) A relative; a relation.
Whereby :: Whereby (adv.) By which; -- used relatively.
Diastole :: Diastole (n.) The rhythmical expansion or dilatation of the heart and arteries; -- correlative to systole, or contraction..
Osmious :: Osmious (a.) Denoting those compounds of osmium in which the element has a valence relatively lower than in the osmic compounds; as, osmious chloride..
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