n. 1. Division into areolæ. Dana. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any small space, bounded by some part different in color or structure, as the spaces bounded by the nervures of the wings of insects, or those by the veins of leaves; an areola. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. relation, L. relatio. See Relate. ] 1. The act of relating or telling; also, that which is related; recital; account; narration; narrative; as, the relation of historical events. [ 1913 Webster ]

&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;oet's relation doth well figure them. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The state of being related or of referring; what is apprehended as appertaining to a being or quality, by considering it in its bearing upon something else; relative quality or condition; the being such and such with regard or respect to some other thing; connection; as, the relation of experience to knowledge; the relation of master to servant. [ 1913 Webster ]

Any sort of connection which is perceived or imagined between two or more things, or any comparison which is made by the mind, is a relation. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Reference; respect; regard. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have been importuned to make some observations on this art in relation to its agreement with poetry. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Connection by consanguinity or affinity; kinship; relationship; as, the relation of parents and children. [ 1913 Webster ]

Relations dear, and all the charities
Of father, son, and brother, first were known. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A person connected by cosanguinity or affinity; a relative; a kinsman or kinswoman. [ 1913 Webster ]

For me . . . my relation does not care a rush. Ld. Lytton. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Law) (a) The carrying back, and giving effect or operation to, an act or proceeding frrom some previous date or time, by a sort of fiction, as if it had happened or begun at that time. In such case the act is said to take effect by relation. (b) The act of a relator at whose instance a suit is begun. Wharton. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Recital; rehearsal; narration; account; narrative; tale; detail; description; kindred; kinship; consanguinity; affinity; kinsman; kinswoman. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Having relation or kindred; related. [ 1913 Webster ]

We might be tempted to take these two nations for relational stems. Tooke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Indicating or specifying some relation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Relational words, as prepositions, auxiliaries, etc. R. Morris. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A relative; a relation. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being related by kindred, affinity, or other alliance. Mason. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. relation, L. relatio. See Relate. ] 1. The act of relating or telling; also, that which is related; recital; account; narration; narrative; as, the relation of historical events. [ 1913 Webster ]

&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;oet's relation doth well figure them. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The state of being related or of referring; what is apprehended as appertaining to a being or quality, by considering it in its bearing upon something else; relative quality or condition; the being such and such with regard or respect to some other thing; connection; as, the relation of experience to knowledge; the relation of master to servant. [ 1913 Webster ]

Any sort of connection which is perceived or imagined between two or more things, or any comparison which is made by the mind, is a relation. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Reference; respect; regard. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have been importuned to make some observations on this art in relation to its agreement with poetry. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Connection by consanguinity or affinity; kinship; relationship; as, the relation of parents and children. [ 1913 Webster ]

Relations dear, and all the charities
Of father, son, and brother, first were known. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A person connected by cosanguinity or affinity; a relative; a kinsman or kinswoman. [ 1913 Webster ]

For me . . . my relation does not care a rush. Ld. Lytton. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Law) (a) The carrying back, and giving effect or operation to, an act or proceeding frrom some previous date or time, by a sort of fiction, as if it had happened or begun at that time. In such case the act is said to take effect by relation. (b) The act of a relator at whose instance a suit is begun. Wharton. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Recital; rehearsal; narration; account; narrative; tale; detail; description; kindred; kinship; consanguinity; affinity; kinsman; kinswoman. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Having relation or kindred; related. [ 1913 Webster ]

We might be tempted to take these two nations for relational stems. Tooke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Indicating or specifying some relation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Relational words, as prepositions, auxiliaries, etc. R. Morris. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A relative; a relation. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being related by kindred, affinity, or other alliance. Mason. [ 1913 Webster ]