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Meanings of relative position in English
Russian
относительное направление Portuguese
direção relativa Spanish
dirección relativa Catalan
direcció relativa 
Up, down, right, left, forwards or backwards relative to an observer.
Related terms
Location of physical or non-physical object in space.
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Synonyms
Examples for "relative direction"
Examples for "relative direction"
1
The phase already described occurs in small, disconnected areas, usually quite far apart, the general relative direction of these areas being northeast and southwest.
2
Objects have relative positions and their movement has relative directions.
3
At four hundred twenty-five miles he reversed relative directions, and began matching our speed, moving closer to our course.
4
In default of such central positions, their advantages may be gained by the relative directions of maneuver-lines, as the following figure will explain.
5
59), though in the same relative direction.
Usage of relative position in English
1
The relative position of the tool and work is shown in Figs.
2
The chest should occupy the same relative position as when standing erect.
3
The relative position of the sun affects temperature, rather than its distance.
4
There are also notable variations in the relative position of the cerebral vesicles.
5
But in the intervening period the relative position had changed completely.
6
The relative position of the central federal power is continually displaced.
7
The sixth round was entered upon without change of relative position.
8
For a quarter of a mile the canoes held the same relative position.
9
Because of this he knew the relative position of two places-Americaand Bohemia.
10
For a short time the relative position of these two people was changed.
11
What is the relative position of the two houses of Congress?
12
The war wrought a great change in the relative position of parties in California.
13
The absolute position of the parties has been altered; the relative position remains unchanged.
14
Verify the relative position of the header joists with a level and tape measure.
15
The illustration of the assembled chair shows the relative position.
16
How beautifully this illustrates the relative position of Saxon and Norman after the Conquest.
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Translations for relative position
Russian
Relative position through the time
Relative position across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common