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Meanings of relative in English

Portuguese
relativo
Catalan
relatiu
Spanish
relativo

Estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete.

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relativo
Portuguese
parente
Catalan
parent
Spanish
pariente

A person that is considered to be of the same family due to shared ancestors, marriage or adoption.

parente

An animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)

Properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'

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Examples for "congener"
Examples for "congener"
1
To the ordinary observer the Indian skylark is indistinguishable from its European congener.
Birds of the Indian Hills
2
His fame, however, is likely to be eclipsed by his hitherto less-known congener-thegrizzly.
The Hunters' Feast: Conversations Around the Camp Fire
3
The results of this study suggest that transplacental transfer differs depending on the dioxin congener.
Pubmed
4
Besides, being familiar with the history and habits of its interesting congener ('Trog.
Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature
5
His nearest congener in our own tongue is Cowper.
Among My Books. First Series
1
We present a comprehensive approach that enables modeling of extremely large congeneric libraries.
Pubmed
2
Nine of the loci were successfully amplified in the congeneric species.
Pubmed
3
Taxonomic comments on the relationship of A. pilchardi to other congeneric species are given.
Pubmed
4
We compare the genomes of P. vanderplanki and a congeneric desiccation-sensitive midge P. nubifer.
Pubmed
5
Where previous comparisons included plant species from distant phylogenetic positions, we studied plant-soil feedbacks of congeneric species.
Pubmed
Usage of relative in English
1
Longer than Mrs Thatcher; and who knows how long relative to Blair?
The Irish Times
2
Huawei used to be a relative unknown in the consumer mobile market.
The Irish Times
3
The relative risk for individuals over 64 years of age was higher.
Pubmed
4
The relative health also holds appeal for investors enticed by the industry.
Reuters
5
In the boom years, Ireland lost competitiveness relative to its EU neighbours.
The Irish Times
6
Valuations, relative to developed markets, are near the crisis levels of 2008.
The Irish Times
7
Therefore, we expect sales to be less affected relative to fashion garments.
Reuters
8
Differences relative to patient age and procedures sought may need further exploration.
Pubmed
9
Factors related to lacunae enlargement included number and relative size of lacunae.
Pubmed
10
Recently I had to buy a present for a young female relative.
The Irish Times
11
However, the relative severity of illness associated with different viruses is unclear.
Pubmed
12
The latter parameter measures the relative electron-density level at the atomic position.
Pubmed
13
Similarly, credit risk offers little reward relative to potential losses, Gross said.
Reuters
14
Whether the risk differences depend on their relative birth size is unknown.
Pubmed
15
The relative health of each team may yet be a deciding factor.
The Guardian
16
Both regions demonstrate similar relative DNase I sensitivities within a given tissue.
Pubmed
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Translations for relative
Portuguese
relativoparente
Relative through the time
Relative across language varieties
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common
South Africa
Common
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