relation Synonyms & Antonyms
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Common synonyms for relation are recount, telling and correspondence.
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Relation as a Noun
The manner in which two things may be associated.
The relation between diet and health is complex.
A member of one's extended family; a relative.
Yes, he's a relation of mine, but only a distant one.
A relationship; the manner in which and tone with which people or states, etc. interact.
the foreign relations of the United States
The act of relating a story.
Your relation of the events is different from mine.
A set of ordered tuples. A set of ordered pairs; a binary relation.
Equality is a symmetric relation, while divisibility is not.
A set of ordered pairs; a binary relation.
Equality is a symmetric relation, while divisibility is not.
A set of tuples, implemented as a table in a relational database.
This relation uses the customer's social security number as a key.
A statement of equality of two products of generators, used in the presentation of a group.
A subobject of a product of objects.
The act of intercourse.
have relations with
A member of one's family.
Yes, he's a relation of mine, but only a distant one.
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A set of ordered tuples.
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Specifically, a set of ordered pairs.
Equality is a symmetric relation, while divisibility is not.
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A set of ordered tuples retrievable by a relational database; a table.
This relation uses the customer's social security number as a key.
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(usually collocated: sexual relation) The act of intercourse.
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Relation in a Sentence
The relation between diet and health is complex.
There's no linear relation between mortality and size.
Yes, he's a relation of mine, but only a distant one.
the foreign relations of the United States
Your relation of the events is different from mine.
Equality is a symmetric relation, while divisibility is not.
This relation uses the customer's social security number as a key.
have relations with
have sexual relations with
Word Forms & Grammar
relation (countable and uncountable, plural relations)
Words That Rhyme With Relation
Origin of Relation
From Middle English relacion, relacioun, from Anglo-Norman relacioun and Old French relacion (whence French relation), from Latin relātiō, noun of process form from perfect passive participle relātus (“related”), from verb referō (“to refer, to relate”), from prefix re- (“again”) + ferō (“to bear, to carry”). By surface analysis, relate + -ion. Doublet of relazione.
Relation: Key Facts
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ɹɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ |
| Meaning | The manner in which two things may be associated |
| Synonyms | recount, telling and correspondence |
| Plural | relations |