ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Relational

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Relational is an adjective meaning Relating to relations.

Meaning

Relating to relations.

More Meanings

  1. Friendly and peaceful.
  2. (databases) Of a database technology using tables and adhering to Codd’s 12 rules.
  3. (art) Dealing with the whole of human relations and their social context, rather than an independent and private space.
  4. (linguistics) Pertaining to a relational adjective, i.e. an adjective that relates what it modifies to a noun rather than qualifying it.

Example Sentences

relational art
essays on relational rights
Of these three great groups of feelings the first are extremely unrelational; the second are somewhat more relational; and the third are relational in a comparatively high degree.

Synonyms for relational

Depending on context, synonyms include relative.

Antonyms for relational

Common opposites include unrelational.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include relative, relationship, rational, interpersonal, irreducibly, connected.

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