relation

Definition:
1. The way in which two people, groups or countries behave towards each other or deal with each other.
2. An abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together.
3. The act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur.
4. A person related by blood or marriage.

Use 'relation' in a sentence:

1. This book tells a harsh and forbidding story, and makes one wonder just exactly what its relation with truth is.
2. What is in question is not the retrieval of an absolute, fixed or "true" meaning that can be read off and checked for accuracy, or some timeless relation of the text to the world.
3. This fixed the dollar in relation to metal, but not in relation to things, like shoes or yarn, that dollars could buy.
4. Second, they rely on a system that has long been marked by a poor relation between national health and social-care services.
5. A story map is two-dimensional, indicating the priority of stories as well as their relation to each other and the larger goals of the users.
6. It's so small in relation to the strength of their friendship.
7. Watercolour still seems somehow to be the poor relation of oil painting.
8. In America they are touting Hugh Grant as the next Cary Grant ( no relation).
9. It is a question of the relation of ethics to economics.
10. Relations between the two countries thawed a little after the talks.
11. He's called Brady too, but we're no relation.
12. The view of repetitively boring lessons and learning the facts by heart, which is sometimes quoted in relation to Japanese classes, may be unfair and unjustified.
13. The relation that exists when opposites cannot coexist.
14. Underneath your time spent at work, list every other activity you do in relation to your work.
15. This irreflexivity can be used to set up an equivalence relation.
16. In usual materials, one finds an inverse relation between the two properties, whereas for many practical applications simultaneous presence of both properties is desirable.
17. The view is propounded especially in relation to grammar and vocabulary, and frequently with reference to pronunciation.
18. The money he'd been ordered to pay was minimal in relation to his salary.
19. Other sensors establish its position on the road and in relation to the rest of the traffic.
20. The world's architectural structures have also been devised in relation to the objective limitations of materials.
21. When taking diagonal falls, pay attention to the rope in relation to your feet.
22. Is he any relation to you?
23. The company has a track record of good employee relations.
24. A relation of yours is coming to see you.
25. She hated the flummery of public relations.
26. The two countries agreed to normalize relations.
27. These women may improve their status in relation to men but at the same time may experience no improvement in their economic standing.
28. Determining where we are in relation to our surroundings remains an essential skill for our survival.
29. Without the external cue, the difference accumulates and so the internally regulated activities of the biological day drift continuously, like the tides, in relation to the solar day.
30. Relations between the two families are strained.
31. Relations with neighbouring countries are under strain at present.
32. The relation between employees and employers is becoming tense.
33. It was up to the US to take the initiative in repairing relations.
34. Customer relations is an important element of the job.
35. The agreement marks a new phase in international relations.
36. She works in public relations.
37. The club's aim is to foster better relations within the community.
38. Sponsoring the local team is good for public relations.
39. The fee they are offering bears no relation to the amount of work involved.
40. It's a public relations office, a press office and a private office all in one.
41. The two countries have always maintained close relations.
42. I have some comments to make in relation to this matter.
43. A famous company wanted to employ a reception secretary for its public relation department.
44. Relations between them have definitely cooled.
45. The disagreement over trade tariffs has soured relations between the two countries.
46. It is insufficient to treat the artwork solely historically, in relation to a fixed set of ideas or values.
47. He is committed by his biology not to conform, and herein lies the paramount reason for the awful tension he experiences today in relation to society.
48. He purposely tried to cultivate good relations with the press.
49. As soon as relations improve they will be allowed to go.
50. We seek to improve relations between our two countries.
51. The offer is seen as an attempt to improve industrial relations.
52. The title of the essay bore little relation to the contents.
53. Some politicians want more liberal trade relations with Europe.
54. Its brain is small in relation to its body.
55. The firm has excellent customer relations.