[re.la.tion.al] adj (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, ~ 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 adv