relational
rɪˈleɪʃənəl
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Definition of relational - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

1.
connection basedpertaining to how two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected
  • The relational dynamics between the siblings improved.
connected interrelated
2.
databasesTECH.based on data stored in tablesTECH.
  • The company uses a relational database system.
organized structured tabular
3.
languageTECH.pertaining to relational adjectives in linguisticsTECH.
  • This is a relational adjective in the sentence.
grammatical structural syntactic
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Expressions with relational

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formal approach organizing content as relations in tabular form
The course explains the relational model for building robust table-based schemas.
database structured to recognize relations among stored items of information
The company improved data retrieval by switching to a relational database..
type of adjective that indicates a relationship between nouns
'Paternal' is a relational adjective linking father to another noun..
formal system for querying relational databases
Relational calculus is used to express database queries.

Origin of relational

Latin, relatio (relation) + -al (pertaining to)

Terms with relational included in their meaning

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figurative
period of emotional or relational turmoil
romance
show sexual or relational interest
society
condition of social or relational dysfunction
relational design
table attribute referencing another table's unique identifier
social
absence of social or relational ties
ORMacr.
acr: Object-Relational Mapping
way to connect databases with programming objects
RDSacr.
acr: relational database service
service that helps store and manage data
emotional
leading to emotional or relational break

Examples of relational in a sentence

  • Relational aspects of the project were carefully considered.
  • Relational models simplify data management.
  • The software supports relational data structures.
  • Relational adjectives modify nouns in specific ways.
  • Understanding relational adjectives is crucial in linguistics.

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  1. French:relationnel, relatif, ...
  2. German:relational, verwandt, ...
  3. Italian:relazionale, ...
  4. Spanish:de relación, ...
  5. Portuguese:relacional, relativo, ...
  6. Chinese:关系的, 关系型的, ...
  7. Japanese:関係のある, リレーショナルな, ...
  8. Arabic:عَلَاقِيّ, قَائِم عَلَى الجَدَاوِل, ...
  9. Hebrew:בֵּין־אִישִׁי, רֶלָצְיוֹנִי, ...
  10. Russian:связанный, реляционный, ...
  11. Ukrainian:відносний, реляційний, ...
  12. Hindi:संबंधपरक, रिलेशनल, ...

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