relation (redirected from eccentric relation)

re·la·tion  (r-lshn)

n.

1. A logical or natural association between two or more things; relevance of one to another; connection: the relation between smoking and heart disease.

2. The connection of people by blood or marriage; kinship.

3. A person connected to another by blood or marriage; a relative.

4. The way in which one person or thing is connected with another: the relation of parent to child.

5. relations

a. The mutual dealings or connections of persons, groups, or nations in social, business, or diplomatic matters: international relations.

b. Sexual intercourse.

6. Reference; regard: in relation to your inquiry.

7.

a. The act of telling or narrating.

b. A narrative; an account.

8. Law The principle whereby an act done at a later date is considered to have been done on a prior date.

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relation

Noun

1. the connection between things or people

2. a person who is connected by blood or marriage

3. connection by blood or marriage

4. an account or narrative

5. in or with relation to with reference to: an inquiry into export controls in relation to Iraq

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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 spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage" 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 - a relation such that one thing is dependent on another; "height is a function of age"; "price is a function of supply and demand" association - a relation resulting from interaction or dependence; "flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear"; "the host is not always injured by association with a parasite" logical relation - a relation between propositions mathematical relation - a relation between mathematical expressions (such as equality or inequality) foundation - the basis on which something is grounded; "there is little foundation for his objections" connection, connexion, connectedness - a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare" unconnectedness - the lack of a connection between things linguistic relation - a relation between linguistic forms or constituents component part, part, portion, component, constituent - something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton" kinship, affinity - a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; "found a natural affinity with the immigrants"; "felt a deep kinship with the other students"; "anthropology's kinship with the humanities" family relationship, kinship, relationship - (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption magnitude relation, quantitative relation - a relation between magnitudes control - a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another; "measures for the control of disease"; "they instituted controls over drinking on campus" 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 - relation based on similarities and differences oppositeness, opposition - the relation between opposed entities change - a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event; "he attributed the change to their marriage"
	2.	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 carnal knowledge, coition, coitus, sex act, sexual congress, sexual intercourse, sexual relation, copulation, intercourse, congress sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice - 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 fuck, fucking, nookie, nooky, piece of ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, screwing, shtup, ass, shag, screw - slang for sexual intercourse hank panky - illicit sexual intercourse penetration - the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman criminal congress, unlawful carnal knowledge - forbidden or tabu sexual intercourse between individuals
	3.	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 individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" kin group, kindred, kinship group, clan, kin, tribe - group of people related by blood or marriage ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, 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 kin, kinsperson, family - a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family" 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 offspring, progeny, issue - the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue" second cousin - a child of a first cousin sib, sibling - a person's brother or sister better half, married person, partner, spouse, mate - a person's partner in marriage
	4.	relation - an act of narration; "he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable" recounting, telling recital, yarn, narration - the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant"
	5.	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 law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	6.	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

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relation

noun 1. similarity, link, bearing, bond, application, comparison, tie-in, correlation, interdependence, pertinence, connection

noun 2. relative, kin, kinsman or kinswoman, rellie Austral. (slang)

plural noun 3. dealings, relationship, rapport, communications, meetings, terms, associations, affairs, contact, connections, interaction, intercourse, liaison

4. family, relatives, tribe, clan, kin, kindred, kinsmen, kinsfolk, ainga N.Z. rellie Austral. (slang)

Translations

relation [rɪˈleɪʃən] n (person) → pariente m/f (= link); relación f;

in relation to → en relación con, en lo que se refiere a;

to bear a relation to → guardar relación con;

diplomatic relations → relaciones fpl diplomáticas

relation [rɪˈleɪʃən] n (= person) → parent(e) (= link); rapport m, lien m;

relations npl (= relatives) → famille f;

diplomatic/international relations → relations diplomatiques/internationales;

in relation to → en ce qui concerne; par rapport à;

to bear no relation to → être sans rapport avec

relation [rɪˈleɪʃən] n (member of family) → Verwandte(r) f(m);

(connection) → Beziehung f;

relations npl (contact) → Beziehungen pl;

diplomatic/international relations → diplomatische/internationale Beziehungen;

in relation to → im Verhältnis zu;

to bear no relation to → in keinem Verhältnis stehen zu

relation [rɪˈleɪʃən] n (person) → parente m/f (= link); rapporto, relazione f;

in relation to → con riferimento a;

diplomatic/international relations → rapporti diplomatici/internazionali;

to bear a relation to → corrispondere a