indicating or expressing syntactic relation, as for example the case endings in Latin
2.
having relation or being related
3. computing
based on data stored in a tabular form
a relational database
relational in American English
(rɪˈleɪʃənəl)
adjective
1.
of relation or relations
2.
showing or specifying relation
3. Grammar
showing relations of syntax
said of conjunctions, prepositions, relative pronouns, etc.
Examples of 'relational' in a sentence
relational
We see cities as places of connection and relational meaning.
Christianity Today (2000)
Obviously, this cognitive impairment is closely allied to and inseparable from emotional and relational difficulties.
Bloom, Carol & Gitter, Andrea (contributor) & Gutwill, Susan (contributor) & Kogel,Laura (contributor) & Zaphiropoulos, Lela (contributor) Eating Problems: A Feminist Psychoanalytic Treatment Model (1994)