a person related by blood or marriage

an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)

estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete

properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'

(chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units

a clause introduced by a relative pronoun

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

the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations

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

the relative frequency of occurrence of something

(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)

(chemistry) the sum of the relative atomic masses of the constituent atoms of a molecule

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

a quantity relative to some purpose

a relative by marriage

in a relative manner; by comparison to something else