relative

adjective

• 1considered in relation or in proportion to something else:the relative effectiveness of the various mechanisms is not known
• existing or possessing a specified characteristic only in comparison to something else; not absolute:she went down the steps into the relative darkness of the dining room the firms are relative newcomers to computers

• 2 Grammar denoting a pronoun, determiner, or adverb that refers to an expressed or implied antecedent and attaches a subordinate clause to it, e.g. which, who.
• (of a clause) attached to an antecedent by a relative word.

• 3 Music (of major and minor keys) having the same key signature.

• 4(of a service rank) corresponding in grade to another in a different service.

noun

• 1a person connected by blood or marriage:much of my time is spent visiting relatives
• a species related to another by common origin:the plant is a relative of ivy

• 2 Grammar a relative pronoun, determiner, or adverb.

• 3 Philosophy a term or concept which is dependent on something else.