rel

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See also: -rel, rel., and REL

English

Preposition

rel

  1. (mathematics) Abbreviation of relative to.
    • 1994, N Netsvetaev, “Diffeomorphism Criteria for Simply Connected Even-Dimensional Manifolds”, in Oleg Viro, editor, Topology of Manifolds and Varieties (Advances in Soviet Mathematics 18), American Mathematical Society, →ISBN, page 237:
      Since and are cobordant rel boundary and are n-connected, the number is a nonnnegative integer.
    • 1997, Paul Selick, Introduction to Homotopy Theory (Fields Institute Monographs), American Mathematical Society, →ISBN, page 15:
      The following notations are in common use: (rel A) means that H is a homotopy rel A from f to g....
    • 2002, Allen Hatcher, Algebraic Topology, Cambridge, →ISBN, page 355:
      Then in , there is a map such that and rel A, so the diagram above is commutative up to homotopy rel A.

Anagrams

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Pronunciation

Noun

rel f (plural rels)

  1. Alternative form of arrel

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɛl/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: rel
  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Etymology 1

From rellen (to talk), western variant of rallen.

Noun

rel m (plural rellen, diminutive relletje n)

  1. riot
  2. scandal, outrage
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rel

  1. inflection of rellen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Indonesian

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Etymology

From Dutch rail, from English rail, from Middle English rail, rayl, *reȝel, *reȝol (found in reȝolsticke (a ruler)), partly from Old English regol (a ruler, straight bar) and partly from Old French reille; both from Latin regula (rule, bar), from regere (to rule, to guide, to govern).

Pronunciation

Noun

rel (plural rel-rel, first-person possessive relku, second-person possessive relmu, third-person possessive relnya)

  1. rail: the metal bar that makes the track for a railroad.
  2. (figurative) rule.
    Synonym: aturan

Compounds

Further reading

Volapük

Noun

rel (nominative plural rels)

  1. religion

Declension