Rel·a·tive a.
 1. Having relation or reference; referring; respecting; standing in connection; pertaining; as, arguments not relative to the subject.
 I'll have grounds
 More relative than this.   --Shak.
 2. Arising from relation; resulting from connection with, or reference to, something else; not absolute.
    Every thing sustains both an absolute and a relative capacity: an absolute, as it is such a thing, endued with such a nature; and a relative, as it is a part of the universe, and so stands in such a relations to the whole.   --South.
 3. Gram. Indicating or expressing relation; refering to an antecedent; as, a relative pronoun.
 4. Mus. Characterizing or pertaining to chords and keys, which, by reason of the identify of some of their tones, admit of a natural transition from one to the other.
 Relative clause Gram., a clause introduced by a relative pronoun.
 Relative term, a term which implies relation to, as guardian to ward, matter to servant, husband to wife.  Cf. Correlative.
 relative clause
      n : a clause introduced by a relative pronoun; "`who visits
          frequently' is a relative clause in the sentence `John,
          who visits frequently, is ill'"