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(the relative locations of sections of the body, or bodily organs, and their actions and activities)
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relative dating
Any system of dating that is not based on a calendrical system.
Often artifacts or sites are described as earlier or later than other artifacts or sites.
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Archeology, Archaeology
(page 6)
relative density
The density of a substance relative to that of water.
Thus, a material with a relative density of 5.5 has a density of about 343 pounds per cubic foot or 5,500 kilograms per cubic meter.
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Astronomy and related astronomical terms
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relative growth
The relative increase of one body part with respect to another as total body size is varied.
Allometry (measurement of the rate of growth of a part or parts of an organism relative to the growth of the whole organism) is a special form of relative growth.
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Ant and Related Entomology Terms
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relative huminity
The amount of water vapor in the air, as a percentage of what the air could hold at that temperature.
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Meteorology or Weather Terms +
(page 5)