relative : Idioms & Phrases

• noun one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
  cognate; blood relation; sib.
  

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• noun (chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units
  atomic weight; atomic mass.
  

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• noun a clause introduced by a relative pronoun
  
  • `who visits frequently' is a relative clause in the sentence `John, who visits frequently, is ill'

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• (Gram.), a clause introduced by a relative pronoun.

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• noun the ratio of the density of something to the density of a standard
  

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• noun the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations
  frequency.
  

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• noun 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
  

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• noun the relative frequency of occurrence of something
  incidence.
  

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• noun (in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes)
  plurality.
  

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• noun (chemistry) the sum of the relative atomic masses of the constituent atoms of a molecule
  molecular weight.
  

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• noun a pronoun (as `that' or `which' or `who') that introduces a relative clause referring to some antecedent
  

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• noun a quantity relative to some purpose
  

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• a term which implies relation to, as guardian to ward, matter to servant, husband to wife. Cf. Correlative.

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• noun a relative by marriage
  in-law.
  

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