Definition of relational in English:
relational
adjective rɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n(ə)lrəˈleɪʃ(ə)n(ə)l
Concerning the way in which two or more people or things are connected.
there was no relational link between the killer and his victim
Example sentencesExamples
- Married life is not only deeply relational, but it is also unpredictable.
- Nominal concepts are relatively autonomous, whereas relational concepts display a high degree of conceptual dependence.
- On the whole, locally upheld cultural ideals support a notion of the relational or connective self.
- I would say to him that my world is essentially relational, not personal.
- These limitations to the concept of relational exchange are considered below.
Derivatives
adverb
Conversely, men who do not desire to be fathers but biologically father a child anyway are less likely to be involved financially, temporally, or relationally, especially across time.
Example sentencesExamples
- In addition, enactments-which are inherently relationally focused-may be viewed as a defining clinical operation that is unique and essential to relational therapies.
- The couple are relationally self-reliant the majority of the time.
- Children who are highly relationally aggressive feel lonely and depressed and tend to feel badly about themselves and their social situations.
- In my mind, if we are thinking relationally, many things will change in our interactions with the dying and their families.
Rhymes
durational, locational, oblational, vocational
Definition of relational in US English:
relational
adjectiverəˈleɪʃ(ə)n(ə)lrəˈlāSH(ə)n(ə)l
Concerning the way in which two or more people or things are connected.
power is a relational concept that can only be understood in terms of interactions between individuals and groups
Example sentencesExamples
- I would say to him that my world is essentially relational, not personal.
- Married life is not only deeply relational, but it is also unpredictable.
- On the whole, locally upheld cultural ideals support a notion of the relational or connective self.
- These limitations to the concept of relational exchange are considered below.
- Nominal concepts are relatively autonomous, whereas relational concepts display a high degree of conceptual dependence.