All 5 Uses of
relative
in
The Da Vinci Code
- Virtually all major galleries employed red service lighting at night—strategically placed, low-level, noninvasive lights that enabled staff members to navigate hallways and yet kept the paintings in relative darkness to slow the fading effects of overexposure to light.†
Chpt 4
- More than eighty gospels were considered for the New Testament, and yet only a relative few were chosen for inclusion—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John among them.†
Chpt 55-56
- "A relatively close vote at that," Teabing added.†
Chpt 55-56 *
- Historically speaking, nekkudot are a relatively modern addition to language.†
Chpt 71-72
- … honorable knight, Sir Isaac Newton… … in London in 1727 and… … his tomb in Westminster Abbey… … Alexander Pope, friend and colleague… "I guess 'modern' is a relative term," Sophie called to Gettum.†
Chpt 95-96
Definition:
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(relative as in: the relative importance) compared with something else (not an absolute value or not complete)