Irrelative \Ir*rel"a*tive\, a.
Not relative; without mutual relations; unconnected. --
Ir*rel"a*tive*ly, adv.
Irrelative chords (Mus.), those having no common tone.
Irrelative repetition (Biol.), the multiplication of parts
that serve for a common purpose, but have no mutual
dependence or connection. --Owen.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |