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relative (adjective) (not comparative)
This entry is located in the following unit: later-, lateral-, -late, -lat, -lation, -lative (page 2)
relative (s) (noun), relatives (pl)
This entry is located in the following unit: later-, lateral-, -late, -lat, -lation, -lative (page 2)
Body Systems and Functions of the Various Parts of the Body
(the relative locations of sections of the body, or bodily organs, and their actions and activities)
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relative dating (s) (noun) (no pl)
Any system of dating that is not based on a calendrical system: By using relative dating, artifacts or sites are described as being earlier or later than other artifacts or sites.

This entry is located in the following unit: Archeology, Archaeology (page 6)
relative density (s) (noun), relative densities (pl)
The densness of a substance relative to that of water: Thus, a material with a relative density of 5.5 has a compactness of about 343 pounds per cubic foot or 5,500 kilograms per cubic meter.

This entry is located in the following unit: Astronomy and related astronomical terms (page 22)
relative growth (s) (noun), relative growths (pl)
The relative increase of one body part with respect to another as total body size is varied:"Allometry" (measurement of the rate of development of a part or parts of an organism relative to the development of the whole organism) is a special form of "relative growth".

This entry is located in the following unit: Ant and Related Entomology Terms (page 18)
relative huminity
The amount of water vapor in the air, as a percentage of what the air could hold at that temperature.
This entry is located in the following unit: Meteorology or Weather Terms + (page 5)