S: (n) part, portion, component part, component, constituent (something determined in relation to something that includes it) "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton"
S: (n) relation (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together)
S: (n) social relation (a relation between living organisms (especially between people))
S: (n) position, spatial relation (the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated) "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage"
S: (n) ownership (the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others)
S: (n) relationship, human relationship (a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness)) "the relationship between mothers and their children"
S: (n) function (a relation such that one thing is dependent on another) "height is a function of age"; "price is a function of supply and demand"
S: (n) association (a relation resulting from interaction or dependence) "flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear"; "the host is not always injured by association with a parasite"
S: (n) foundation (the basis on which something is grounded) "there is little foundation for his objections"
S: (n) connection, connexion, connectedness (a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)) "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare"
S: (n) part, portion, component part, component, constituent (something determined in relation to something that includes it) "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton"
S: (n) affinity, kinship (a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character) "found a natural affinity with the immigrants"; "felt a deep kinship with the other students"; "anthropology's kinship with the humanities"
S: (n) control (a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another) "measures for the control of disease"; "they instituted controls over drinking on campus"
S: (n) change (a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event) "he attributed the change to their marriage"