adj.
Pronunciation: -shn ə l, -sh ə -n ə l
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