English Explanatory Dictionary

proportional

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. At a constant ratio (to). Two magnitudes (numbers) are said to be proportional if the second varies in a direct relation arithmetically to the first. Symbol: ∝.
  2. In proportion (to), proportionate.
  3. Of a typeface, having characters with natural (non-uniform) width (in contrast to monospace typefaces).
noun
  1. A proportion.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

proportional more proportional most proportional proportionals

Synonyms

commensurate

Derived words

biproportional directly proportional disproportional equiproportional inversely proportional mean proportional multiproportional nonproportional overproportional proportional analogy proportionalism proportionalist proportionality proportionalize proportionally proportional navigation proportional representation subproportional unproportional mixed-member proportional
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