Relating the fossil findings to the geological timeline helped scientists estimate the species' extinction date.
将化石发现与地质时间线联系起来，帮助科学家估计了该物种的灭绝日期。
Which choice best defines “relating”?
A — Making a connection between things. “relating” means making a connection between things.
Which word means “making a connection between things”?
B — relating. “relating” means making a connection between things.
relating — making a connection between things. In Chinese: 关联，联系.
relating is pronounced /rɪˈleɪtɪŋ/.
Relating the fossil findings to the geological timeline helped scientists estimate the species' extinction date. (将化石发现与地质时间线联系起来，帮助科学家估计了该物种的灭绝日期。)
connecting, linking, associating — all close in meaning to relating (making a connection between things).
separating, disconnecting — each the opposite of relating (making a connection between things).
Yes. relating is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.