Definisjon av relation

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Noun

relation - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
abstract entity, abstraction a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
possession anything owned or possessed
social relation a relation between living organisms (especially between people)
spatial relation, position the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
ownership the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others
causality the relation between causes and effects
human relationship, relationship a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness); "the relationship between mothers and their children"
function the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"
association the act of consorting with or joining with others; "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association"
logical relation a relation between propositions
mathematical relation a relation between mathematical expressions (such as equality or inequality)
foundation lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"
connectedness, connexion, connection shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta"
unconnectedness the lack of a connection between things
linguistic relation a relation between linguistic forms or constituents
component part, component, constituent, portion, part an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"
kinship, affinity (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
family relationship, kinship, relationship (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
magnitude relation, quantitative relation a relation between magnitudes
control the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"
business relation a relation between different business enterprises
reciprocality, reciprocity a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence
interrelatedness, interrelation, interrelationship mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness; "interrelationships of animal structure and function"
temporal relation a relation involving time
comparison the act of examining resemblances; "they made a comparison of noise levels"; "the fractions selected for comparison must require pupils to consider both numerator and denominator"
oppositeness, opposition a body of people united in opposing something
relation - (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups; "international relations"
dealings, traffic social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with')
plural, plural form the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
relation - an act of narration; "he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable"
telling, recounting
yarn, narration, recital (rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth
relation - a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"
relative
mortal, somebody, someone, individual, person, soul a single organism
clan, kin group, kindred, kinship group, kin, tribe group of people related by blood or marriage
ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
cousin, cousin-german, first cousin, full cousin the child of your aunt or uncle
descendant, descendent a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
in-law, relative-in-law a relative by marriage
blood relation, blood relative, cognate, sib one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
kinsperson, kin, family group of people related by blood or marriage
enate, matrikin, matrilineal kin, matrilineal sib, matrisib one related on the mother's side
agnate, patrikin, patrilineal kin, patrilineal sib, patrisib one related on the father's side
kinsman a male relative
kinswoman a female relative
kissing cousin, kissing kin a more or less distant relative; familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss
next of kin the person who is (or persons who are) most closely related to a given person
progeny, offspring, issue something that comes into existence as a result; "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring"; "this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts"
second cousin a child of a first cousin
sibling, sib a person's brother or sister
relation - the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur
sexual intercourse, intercourse, sex act, copulation, coitus, coition, sexual congress, congress, sexual relation, carnal knowledge
sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice, sex activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat"
defloration the act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse)
insemination the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female
shtup, screwing, roll in the hay, piece of tail, piece of ass, nooky, nookie, fucking, fuck, ass, screw, shag slang for sexual intercourse
hank panky illicit sexual intercourse
penetration the act of entering into or through something; "the penetration of upper management by women"
relation - (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time; "his attorney argued for the relation back of the amended complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed"
relation back
judicial doctrine, judicial principle, legal principle (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence
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Substantiv

relation - The manner in which two things may be associated.
relation - A member of one's family.
relation - The act of relating a story.
relation - A set of ordered tuples.
relation - Specifically, a set of ordered pairs.
relation - A set of ordered tuples retrievable by a relational database; a table.
relation - A statement of equality of two products of generators, used in the presentation of a group.
relation - The act of intercourse.

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  • relation
    A person that is considered to be of the same family due to shared ancestors, marriage or adoption.
  • relation
    An abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together.
  • relation
    The association of two defined meanings through a specific relation type.

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