distant relation

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• relation — re|la|tion W1S2 [rıˈleıʃən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(between people/countries)¦ 2 in relation to something 3¦(connection)¦ 4¦(family)¦ 5 have (sexual) relations (with somebody) ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(BETWEEN PEOPLE/COUNTRIES)¦ relations [plural] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• relation — /rI leISFn/ noun 1 FAMILY (C) a member of your family; relative: We have relations in Canada and Scotland. | close/distant relation: Diane s a distant relation of mine a third cousin, I think. | no relation (=not a relative): His name s Johnson… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• distant — adj. 1 a far away in space or time. b (usu. predic.; often foll. by from) at a specified distance (three miles distant from them). 2 remote or far apart in position, time, resemblance, etc. (a distant prospect; a distant relation; a distant… …   Useful english dictionary

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• distant — adj. 1 far away in space VERBS ▪ be, sound ▪ become, grow ▪ The sound of the engine was growing more and more distant. ADVERB ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• relation — noun 1 connection between two or more things ADJECTIVE ▪ causal ▪ direct ▪ The energy an animal uses is in direct relation to speed and body mass. ▪ complex ▪ the complex relatio …   Collocations dictionary

• relation — noun /rɪˈleɪʃən/ a) The manner in which two things may be associated. The relation between diet and health is complex. b) A member of ones family. Yes, hes a relation of mine, but a only distant one. Syn: connection, link …   Wiktionary

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• M-sigma relation — The M sigma (or MBH σ) relation is an empirical correlation between the stellar velocity dispersion σ of a galaxy bulge and the mass M of the supermassive black hole at the galaxy s center. The relation can be expressed mathematically as A recent …   Wikipedia

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• Thematic relation — In linguistics, thematic relations express the meaning that a Noun phrase plays with respect to the action or state described by a sentence s verb. For example, in the sentence Susan ate an apple , Susan is the doer of the eating, so she is an… …   Wikipedia