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  • 51relative*/*/ — [ˈrelətɪv] adj I used for comparing one situation with a more extreme one There was relative calm after the violence of the previous night.[/ex] • relative to compared with[/ex] II noun [C] relative */[ˈrelətɪv] a member of your family,… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 52Relative velocity — Velocity Ve*loc i*ty, n.; pl. {Velocities}. [L. velocitas, from velox, ocis, swift, quick; perhaps akin to v?lare to fly (see {Volatile}): cf. F. v[ e]locit[ e].] [1913 Webster] 1. Quickness of motion; swiftness; speed; celerity; rapidity; as,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 53relative to — 1. On the subject of; about. * /Relative to school athletics, the principal said the students should not allow athletics to interfere with homework./ 2. In comparison with; in proportion to. * /Relative to the size of an ant, a blade of grass is… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 54relative to — 1. On the subject of; about. * /Relative to school athletics, the principal said the students should not allow athletics to interfere with homework./ 2. In comparison with; in proportion to. * /Relative to the size of an ant, a blade of grass is… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 55relative value — A phrase used to refer to whether or not a security s price is relatively cheap, relatively fair, or relatively rich ( expensive) compared to prices for other securities. American Banker Glossary The attractiveness measured in terms of risk,… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 56relative\ to — 1. On the subject of; about. Relative to school athletics, the principal said the students should not allow athletics to interfere with homework. 2. In comparison with; in proportion to. Relative to the size of an ant, a blade of grass is as tall …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 57relative complement — noun Given two sets A and B, the relative complement of A in B is the set that contains exactly those elements belonging to B but not to A. Syn: set theoretic difference …

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  • 58relative — 01. My parents both grew up in New Orleans, so most of my [relatives] live there. 02. My family is [related] to a man who ran a chocolate business in London, England before the war. 03. You look like someone I know. Are you any [relation] to… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 59relative — I. a. 1. Referring (to something else), not absolute. 2. Respecting, relating to, pertaining to, belonging to, connected with. 3. Particular, special, positive, definite, pertinent, relevant. II. n. 1. Relation, kinsman, connection. 2 …

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  • 60Relative Distinguished Name —    In Novell Directory Services (NDS), a shortened Distinguished Name that identifies an object by its relationship within the current context.    Relative Distinguished Names do not begin with a period, but you can use a period at the end of the …

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