Definition of relative

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Relative (n.) One who, or that which, relates to, or is considered in its relation to, something else; a relative object or term; one of two object or term; one of two objects directly connected by any relation..

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Vendor :: Vendor (n.) A vender; a seller; the correlative of vendee.
Met- :: Met- () That two replacing radicals, in the benzene nucleus, occupy the relative positions of 1 and 3, 2 and 4, 3 and 5, 4 and 6, 5 and 1, or 6 and 2; as, metacresol, etc. See Ortho-, and Para-..
Particular :: Particular (a.) Forming a part of a genus; relatively limited in extension; affirmed or denied of a part of a subject; as, a particular proposition; -- opposed to universal: e. g. (particular affirmative) Some men are wise; (particular negative) Some men are not wise..
Groomsman :: Groomsman (n.) A male attendant of a bridegroom at his wedding; -- the correlative of bridesmaid.
Relation :: Relation (n.) The state of being related or of referring; what is apprehended as appertaining to a being or quality, by considering it in its bearing upon something else; relative quality or condition; the being such and such with regard or respect to some other thing; connection; as, the relation of experience to knowledge; the relation of master to servant..
Eye :: Eye (n.) That which resembles the eye in relative importance or beauty.
Creditor :: Creditor (n.) One who gives credit in business matters; hence, one to whom money is due; -- correlative to debtor..
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..
Relativeness :: Relativeness (n.) The state of being relative, or having relation; relativity..
Slow :: Slow (superl.) Moving a short space in a relatively long time; not swift; not quick in motion; not rapid; moderate; deliberate; as, a slow stream; a slow motion..
Centrode :: Centrode (n.) In two figures having relative motion, one of the two curves which are the loci of the instantaneous center..
Whereof :: Whereof (adv.) Of which; of whom; formerly, also, with which; -- used relatively..
Register :: Register (v. i.) To correspond in relative position; as, two pages, columns, etc. , register when the corresponding parts fall in the same line, or when line falls exactly upon line in reverse pages, or (as in chromatic printing) where the various colors of the design are printed consecutively, and perfect adjustment of parts is necessary..
Relationist :: Relationist (n.) A relative; a relation.
Integration :: Integration (n.) In the theory of evolution: The process by which the manifold is compacted into the relatively simple and permanent. It is supposed to alternate with differentiation as an agent in development.
Motion :: Motion (n.) Change in the relative position of the parts of anything; action of a machine with respect to the relative movement of its parts.
Shuffle :: Shuffle (v. i.) To change the relative position of cards in a pack; as, to shuffle and cut..
Gammer :: Gammer (n.) An old wife; an old woman; -- correlative of gaffer, an old man..
Wherewith :: Wherewith (adv.) With which; -- used relatively.
Categorical :: Categorical (a.) Not hypothetical or relative; admitting no conditions or exceptions; declarative; absolute; positive; express; as, a categorical proposition, or answer..
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