- relational adjective
- nounan adjective that classifies its noun (e.g., `a nervous disease' or `a musical instrument')• Syn: ↑classifying adjective• Hypernyms: ↑adjective• Hyponyms: ↑pertainym
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
relational adjective
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relational — relation ► NOUN 1) the way in which two or more people or things are connected or related. 2) (relations) the way in which two or more people or groups feel about and behave towards each other. 3) a relative. 4) (relations) formal sexual… … English terms dictionary
relational — adjective Date: 1662 1. of or relating to kinship 2. characterized or constituted by relations 3. having the function chiefly of indicating a relation of syntax < has is notional in he has luck, relational in he has gone > 4. relating to, using,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
relational — adjective technical a relational word is used as part of a sentence but without a meaning of its own, for example the word have in I have gone . compare notional … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
relational — adjective a) Relating to relations. b) A database technology using tables and the principles set forth by Dr. Edgar F. Codd. (Contrary to popular notion, relation in this context refers to tables, and not linkages.) … Wiktionary
Adjective — Examples That s an interesting idea. (attributive) That idea is interesting. (predicative) Tell me something interesting. (postpositive) The good, the bad, and the ugly. (substantive) In grammar, an adjective is a describing word; the main… … Wikipedia
relational — re|la|tion|al [ rı leıʃənəl ] adjective TECHNICAL relating to the relationship or connection between two or more things … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
relational — UK [rɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n(ə)l] / US [rɪˈleɪʃənəl] adjective relating to the relationship or connection between two or more things … English dictionary
relational — /rəˈleɪʃənəl/ (say ruh layshuhnuhl) adjective 1. of or relating to relations. 2. indicating or specifying some relation. 3. Grammar serving to indicate relations between other elements in a sentence, as prepositions, conjunctions, etc. Compare… …
classifying adjective — noun an adjective that classifies its noun (e.g., a nervous disease or a musical instrument ) • Syn: ↑relational adjective • Hypernyms: ↑adjective • Hyponyms: ↑pertainym … Useful english dictionary
Collateral adjective — A collateral adjective is an adjective with a similar meaning to a given noun, but derived from a different root. For example, lunar serves as an adjective to describe attributes of the Moon; moon comes from the Old English mōna and lunar from… … Wikipedia
