Main Entry:

re·la·tion·al

Pronunciation:

\-shnəl, -shə-n^əl\

Function:

adjective

Date:

1662

1 : of or relating to kinship 2 : characterized or constituted by relations 3 : having the function chiefly of indicating a relation of syntax <has is notional in he has luck, relational in he has gone> 4 : relating to, using, or being a method of organizing data in a database so that it is perceived by the user as a set of tables

— re·la·tion·al·ly adverb