Relative

Definition: Meaning of, relative in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈrɛlətɪv /

Word Forms:

Singular	Plural
relative	relatives

[countable]

synonym

antonym

Word Forms:

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
N/A	N/A	N/A

synonym

antonym

relative used in phrases

blood relative (noun)
1. one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
relative atomic mass (noun)
1. chemistry the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units
relative clause (noun)
1. technical a part of a sentence that has a verb in it, and is joined to the rest of the sentence by 'who', 'which', 'where' etc, for example the phrase 'who lives next door' in the sentence 'The man who lives next door is a doctor.'
relative density (noun)
1. the ratio of the density of something to the density of a standard
relative frequency (noun)
1. the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations
relative humidity (noun)
1. the ratio of the amount of water in the air at a give temperature to the maximum amount it could hold at that temperature; expressed as a percentage
relative incidence (noun)
1. the relative frequency of occurrence of something
relative majority (noun)
1. but less than half of the votes in an election with more than 2 options the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number
relative molecular mass (noun)
1. chemistry the sum of the relative atomic masses of the constituent atoms of a molecule
relative pronoun (noun)
1. technical a PRONOUN such as 'who', 'which', or 'that' by which a relative clause is connected to the rest of the sentence
More

Pronunciation: ˈsteɪtm(ə)nt

Parts of Speech: noun

[countable] something you say or write, especially publicly or officially, to let people know your intentions or opinions, or to record facts