relation
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things: the relation between cause and effect.
relations,
the various connections between peoples, countries, etc.: foreign relations.
the various connections in which persons are brought together: business and social relations.
sexual intercourse.
the mode or kind of connection between one person and another, between an individual and God, etc.
connection between persons by blood or marriage.
a person who is related by blood or marriage; relative: his wife's relations.
the act of relating, narrating, or telling; narration.
Law. a principle whereby effect is given to an act done at one time as if it had been done at a previous time.
Mathematics.
a property that associates two quantities in a definite order, as equality or inequality.
a single- or multiple-valued function.
Idioms about relation
in / with relation to, with reference to; concerning: It's best to plan with relation to anticipated changes in one's earnings.
Origin of relation
1Other words for relation
Opposites for relation
Other words from relation
- re·la·tion·less, adjective
- non·re·la·tion, noun
- pre·re·la·tion, noun
- sub·re·la·tion, noun
Words Nearby relation
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How to use relation in a sentence
Kim Kardashian Breaks the InternetTalking about butts in relation to Kim Kardashian had become tired.
Year of the Butt: How the Booty Changed the World in 2014 | Kevin Fallon | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was now almost impossible to speak of individual divisions in relation to these actions, but only of corps.
Blood in the Sand: When James Jones Wrote a Grunt’s View of D-Day | James Jones | November 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOur ability to feel seen is truly dependent on being in relation to someone else.
Tom Davis (no relation to Wendy) is very clear in his perspective on this.
My nearest relation, my wife, is telling me to get off my database and take out the garbage.
Up To a Point: Robber Barons Make Way For Robber Nerds | P. J. O’Rourke | August 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
This mania for correction shows itself too in relation to the authorities themselves.
Children's Ways | James SullyThe relation existing between the balmy plant and the commerce of the world is of the strongest kind.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.In the close relation and affection of these last days, the sense of alienation and antagonism faded from both their hearts.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonThe conception of the relation of this institution with them as co-operative makes headway slowly.
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur PhillipsUric acid is decreased before an attack of gout and increased afterward, but its etiologic relation is still uncertain.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Todd
British Dictionary definitions for relation
/ (rɪˈleɪʃən) /
the state or condition of being related or the manner in which things are related
connection by blood or marriage; kinship
a person who is connected by blood or marriage; relative; kinsman
reference or regard (esp in the phrase in or with relation to)
the position, association, connection, or status of one person or thing with regard to another or others
the act of relating or narrating
an account or narrative
law the principle by which an act done at one time is regarded in law as having been done antecedently
law the statement of grounds of complaint made by a relator
logic maths
an association between ordered pairs of objects, numbers, etc, such as … is greater than …
the set of ordered pairs whose members have such an association
philosophy
internal relation a relation that necessarily holds between its relata, as 4 is greater than 2
external relation a relation that does not so hold
Origin of relation
1- See also relations
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Other Idioms and Phrases with relation
see poor relation; relative (in relation) to.
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