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