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proportional

pro·por·tion·al

proportional

 
pronunciation:
pr por sh nl
features:
Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: having the correct correspondence between sizes or parts.
definition 2: comparative to other related parts or quantities; relative.
definition 3: in math, having a constant relation among variables.
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (adj.)proportional approximately, directly, linearly, roughly
(adj.)proportional + noun acceleration, allocation, amount, amplitude, angle, availability, basis, chin, concentration, contribution, controller, counter, criteria, cube, decline, decrease, deflection, degree, density, depth, difference, distance, distribution, diversity, dose, drop, duration, enrollment, extension, extent, flux, font, gain, gradient, harm, hazard, increase, input, length, load, loss, magnitude, mass, math, means, mechanism, model, modulus, momentum, mortality, number, occurrence, outcome, parole, percentage, photon, punishment, quantity, radius, rate, ratio, reduction, rehospitalization, relationship, representation, response, risk, root, rotation, salary, sample, sampling, scheme, severity, share, size, slate, spacing, speed, square, strength, stroke, temperature, valve, variance, volume, vote, voting, wavelength, weighing, weight, width, yield [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivations: proportionally (adv.), proportionality (n.)