related
         adj 1: being connected either logically or causally or by shared
                  characteristics ; "painting and the related arts";
                  "school-related activities"; "related to micelle
                  formation is the...ability of detergent actives to
                  congregate at oil-water interfaces" [syn: {related},
                  {related to}] [ant: {unrelated}]
         2: connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage [ant:
            {unrelated}]

English Dictionary: related	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
related to adj being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics ; "painting and the related arts"; "school-related activities"; "related to micelle formation is the...ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil-water interfaces" Synonym(s): related, related to Antonym(s): unrelated
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
relatedness n a particular manner of connectedness; "the relatedness of all living things" Antonym(s): unrelatedness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
relatiative adj of or relating to or having the nature of retribution; "retributive justice demands an eye for an eye" Synonym(s): retaliatory, relatiative, retributive, retributory, vindicatory
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rolled oats n meal made from rolled or ground oats [syn: oatmeal, rolled oats]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Related \Re*lat"ed\ (-l?t"?d), p. p. & a.       1. Allied by kindred; connected by blood or alliance,             particularly by consanguinity; as, persons related in the             first or second degree.          2. Standing in relation or connection; as, the electric and             magnetic forcec are closely related.          3. Narrated; told.          4. (Mus.) Same as {Relative}, 4.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Relate \Re*late"\ (r?-l?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Related}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Relating}.] [F. relater to recount, LL.       relatare, fr. L. relatus, used as p. p. of referre. See       {Elate}, and cf. {Refer}.]       1. To bring back; to restore. [Obs.]                         Abate your zealous haste, till morrow next again                      Both light of heaven and strength of men relate.                                                                               --Spenser.          2. To refer; to ascribe, as to a source. [Obs. or R.]          3. To recount; to narrate; to tell over.                         This heavy act with heavy heart relate. --Shak.          4. To ally by connection or kindred.          {To relate one's self}, to vent thoughts in words. [R.]          Syn: To tell; recite; narrate; recount; rehearse; report;                detail; describe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Relatedness \Re*lat"ed*ness\, n.       The state or condition of being related; relationship;       affinity. [R.] --Emerson.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
reality-distortion field n.   An expression used to describe the    persuasive ability of managers like Steve Jobs (the term originated    at Apple in the 1980s to describe his peculiar charisma).   Those    close to these managers become passionately committed to possibly    insane projects, without regard to the practicality of their    implementation or competitive forces in the marketpace.