Relational
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Relational is an adjective meaning Relating to relations.
Meaning
Relating to relations.
More Meanings
- Friendly and peaceful.
- (databases) Of a database technology using tables and adhering to Codd’s 12 rules.
- (art) Dealing with the whole of human relations and their social context, rather than an independent and private space.
- (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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